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Taupata

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Taupata

This shiny-leaved coprosma (Coprosma repens) forms low forest around the exposed coasts of the North Island and northern tip of the South Island. Taupata has been widely used as a hedge plant in seaside gardens, and a number of colourful and variegated forms are in cultivation.

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Joanna Orwin, Shrubs and small trees of the forest – Coprosmas, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/13834/taupata (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Joanna Orwin, published 1 March 2009, updated 1 July 2015.