Forster, J.R. & Forster J.G.A. (29 November 1775), Characteres Generum Plantarum Edn. 1: 137, t. 69 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Coprosma foetidissima J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.

Labillardière, J.J.H. de (September 1805), Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen 1(9-10): 70, t. 95 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1861), Sixth Systematic Index of the Plants indigenous to the Colony of Victoria. Victoria - Parliamentary Papers- Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly: 17 [secondary reference]

Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 429 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Marquisia A.Rich. ex DC. legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 75 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Nertera Banks & Sol. ex Gaertn. nom. cons. taxonomic synonym: Marquisia A.Rich. ex DC. legitimate

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 171, 173 [secondary reference]

Ewart, A.J. (1925), Handbook of Forest Trees for Victorian Foresters: 429 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1929), Bignoniaceae - Compositae. Flora of South Australia 4: 535 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "From Greek kopros, dung; osme, smell: alluding to the fetid odor of some species."

Oliver, W.R.B. (1935), The Genus Coprosma. Bernice P. Bishop Museum Bulletin 132: 1-207 [secondary reference]

Rehder, A. (1949), Bibliography of Cultivated Trees & Shrubs: 597 [secondary reference]

• Type: Coprosma foetidissima Forster & G.Forster

Black, J.M. & Robertson, E.L. (1957), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 4: 796 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "From Greek kopros, dung; osme, smell: alluding to the fetid odor of some species."

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 356 [secondary reference]

Curtis, W.M. (1963), Angiospermae: Lythraceae to Epacridaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 2: 267-268 [secondary reference]

Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1970), Flora of the Australian Capital Territory: 334-336 [secondary reference]

Costin, A.B., Gray, M., Totterdell, C.J. & Wimbush, D.J. (1979), Kosciusko Alpine Flora Edn. 1: 224 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 189 [secondary reference]

Brummitt, R.K. (1992), Vascular Plant Families and Genera: 262 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Marquisia A.Rich. ex DC. legitimate

James, T.A. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Coprosma. Flora of New South Wales 3: 502 [secondary reference]

common name: Currant Bushes [n/a]

Du Puy, D.J., Telford, I.R.H. & Orchard, A.E. (1993), Rubiaceae. Flora of Australia 50: 402 [secondary reference]

Green, P.S. (1993), Notes relating to the floras of Norfolk and Lord Howe Islands, IV. Kew Bulletin 48(2): 320 [secondary reference]

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 352-353 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: From the Greek kopros (dung) and osme (smell) from the unpleasant smell when some members of the genus are bruised.

Heads, M.J. (1996), Biogeography, taxonomy and evolution in the Pacific genus Coprosma (Rubiaceae). Candollea 51(2): 386-387 [secondary reference]

Jeanes, J.A. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1999), Rubiaceae. Flora of Victoria 4: 636 [secondary reference]

Norton, D.A. & de Lange, P.J. (2003), A new species of Coprosma (Rubiaceae) from the South Island, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany 41(2): 224 [secondary reference]

Jane, G.T. (2005), An examination of Coprosma ciliata and C. parviflora complex. New Zealand Journal of Botany 43: 736 [secondary reference]

State Herbarium of South Australia (2008), Fact sheets. The Electronic Flora of South Australia: - [secondary reference]

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 215 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Nertera Banks & Sol. ex Gaertn. nom. cons.

Thompson, I.R. (4 January 2010), A new species of Leptostigma (Rubiaceae: Coprosminae) and notes on the Coprosminae in Australia. Muelleria 28(1): 34-35 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Marquisia A.Rich. ex DC. legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), SA (naturalised), NSW (native and naturalised), LHI, NI, ACT, Vic (native and naturalised), Tas (native and naturalised), MI

Earp, C. (2013), The date of publication of the Forsters' Characteres Generum Plantarum revisited. New Zealand Journal of Botany 51(4): 252-263 [secondary reference]

• Comment: The author asserts that the 1775 editions of the Forsters' Characteres Generum Plantarum are not effectively published and that effective publication occurred only with the 1776 quarto edition. Proposals to conserve genera and to suppress other editions are also mooted. The 1775 publication date is maintained here until the outcome of these proposals is known.

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