Hawaiian name: Pilo, pilo hupiloEnglish name: Maui mirrorplantRubiaceae (Coffee family)Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands: Oahu (Kaala, Waianae Mts.), east Molokai, Lnai, Maui, HawaiiKaala Natural Area Reserve, OahuGreen fruitswww.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/19798549058/in/photolist...There are 13 Coposma sp., all endemic, in the Hawaiian Islands. This species is the most variable of the Coprosma spp. in the islands.Berries of pilo were used as a laxative by early Hawaiians.EtymologyThe generic name is from the Greek kopros, dung, and osme, smell, referring to the dung-like or rotten cabbage smell (methanethiol) given off when the leaves of some species are crushed.The specific epithet from the Greek ochracea, yellowish, perhaps referring to its ochre-colored or yellowish ripe fruits in some varieties.
Kkaenn, Aiakann or Black-fruited coprosmaRubiaceae (Coffee family)Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Maui and Hawaii Island)Haleakal National Park, East MauiThe thirteen Hawaiian endemic species of Coprosma belong to Rubiaceae or Coffee family and all appear to be common to fairly common in their habitat. Kkaenn is the only black fruited species of Coprosma in the Hawaiian Islands.Early Hawaiians made a yellow dye from the inner bark and the fruits were used to make a dark purple or black dye.The leaves flowers and black fruits were also strung on lei.The genus name Coprosma means "smelling like dung." By coincidence, the Hawaiian name kkaenn literally means "nn dung." This refers not to the smell but to the dung-like appearance of the dark fruits, which do in fact resemble nn droppings (kkae). Nevertheless, nn (Branta sandvicensis), or Hawaiian goose, do eat the fruits as part of their natural diet. So then, one might say that when kkaenn is eaten by nn and they deposit their kkae, kkaenn is spread throughout the nn habitat!Interestingly, another name for Coprosma ernodeoides is aiakann, literally meaning "food of the nn."EtymologyThe generic name is from the Greek kopros, dung, and osme, smell referring to the dung-like or rotten cabbage smell (methanethiol) given off when the leaves of some species are crushed.The specific epithet ernodeoides means resembling Ernodea, a genus of plants in the same family (Rubiaceae) as Coprosma ernodeoides.NPH00006nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Coprosma_ernodeoides
Pilo or Alpine mirrorplantRubiaceae (Coffee family)Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Maui and Hawaii Island)Haleakal National Park, East MauiFlowerswww.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/4737220926/in/datetaken-...Berries of pilo were used as a laxative by early Hawaiian use, and are occasionally used the same today.This abundant pilo is one of the primarily foods of nn (Branta sandvicensis) or Hawaiian goose in its native habitat.EtymologyThe generic name is from the Greek kopros, dung, and osme, smell, referring to the dung-like or rotten cabbage smell (methanethiol) given off when the leaves of some species are crushed.The specific epithet montana, is from the Latin, montanus, of the mountains, referring to the mountain habitat of this species.NPH00002nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Coprosma_montana
Pilo or Woodland mirrorplantRubiaceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Hawaii Island only)Kpukapuala, Hawaii IslandPistillate (female) flowers and unripe fruitBerries of pilo were used as a laxative. As in early Hawaiian use, the berries are occasionally used as a laxative today.Pilo of many species provide fruit for native birds, such as mao or Hawaiian thrush (Myadestes obscurus) and so favored in some areas that they have been observed guarding and chasing off other birds from fruit-laden trees.nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Coprosma_rhynchocarpa
Coprosma moorei (blue matcurrant) fruiting in Sphagnum herbfield on the Gowan Brae Property, Central Highlands, Tasmania.This species was collected as part of Bush Blitz program conducted on the Central Plateau in February 2014.
Summary[edit] Description: English: Coprosma crassifolia in Auckland Botanic Gardens, Manurewa, South Auckland, New Zealand. Date: 11 November 2017, 04:11:13. Source: Own work. Author: Krzysztof Golik. Camera location37° 00′ 36.12″ S, 174° 54′ 17.53″ EView all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap-37.010034; 174.904869.
Summary[edit] Description: English: Pilo (Coprosma ochracea) at Iki Lookout in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii, Hawaii, USA. Date: 31 October 2013, 11:59:02. Source: Own work. Author: Hermann Luyken. Camera location 19° 24′ 52.89″ N, 155° 14′ 15.39″ W: View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap - Google Earth: 19.414693; -155.237609.
Summary[edit] Description: English:. Lord Howe Island, likely to be Coprosma prisca. Date: 15 September 2013, 13:25:51. Source: Own work. Author: Poyt448, Peter Woodard.
Summary[edit] Description: English: Coprosma lucida in Abel Tasman National Park, Tasman Region, South Island of New Zealand. Date: 23 November 2017, 03:16:38. Source: Own work. Author: Krzysztof Golik. Camera location40° 48′ 48.032″ S, 173° 00′ 37.058″ EView all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap-40.813342; 173.010294.
Hawaiian name: Pilo, pilo hupiloEnglish name: Maui mirrorplantRubiaceae (Coffee family)Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands: Oahu (Kaala, Waianae Mts.), east Molokai, Lnai, Maui, HawaiiKaala Natural Area Reserve, OahuGreen fruits shown hereFoliagewww.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/19798625300/in/photolist...There are 13 Coposma sp., all endemic, in the Hawaiian Islands. This species is the most variable of the Coprosma spp. in the islands.Berries of pilo were used as a laxative by early Hawaiians.EtymologyThe generic name is from the Greek kopros, dung, and osme, smell, referring to the dung-like or rotten cabbage smell (methanethiol) given off when the leaves of some species are crushed.The specific epithet from the Greek ochracea, yellowish, perhaps referring to its ochre-colored or yellowish ripe fruits in some varieties.