Tags: Flowering Plant.
Coprosma propinqua is a New Zealand plant belonging to the Rubiaceae family and the genus Coprosma. Its Māori name (in common New Zealand usage) is mingimingi. It is a small-leaved shrub or tree which grows 3 to 6 metres high. Mingimingi has divaricating branches and is common in swampy forest in scrub along stream banks and in stony places. It has a wide distribution ranging from Mangonui in the North Island as far south as Stewart Island. Mingimingi grows from sea level to 460 metres.
