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Bouncy bush (Coprosma propinqua)
Photo: (c) Mike Bowie, some rights reserved (CC BY) (CC BY), via iNaturalist. Species-typical, not necessarily this cultivar.

Bouncy bush

Coprosma propinqua · Rubiaceae · all Coprosma records · also called Mingimingi · Wikipedia

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Form
shrub
Region
New Zealand
Rated in
Global; New Zealand
On this lot

1. Fire evidence and conditions

Fire evidence
Fire-resistant — location does not change the cited classification.
Evidence regions
Global; New Zealand

2. Why this plant is relevant here

3. Legal, ecological, and broader status

How to read this page

The status above is computed from the cited rows below: independent recommendations can support a fire-resistant result, an avoid row can produce keep-away, and disagreement stays visible as conflict. Placement notes preserve each source’s own scheme rather than translating unlike rules into one scale. This is evidence about a plant, not permission to plant it in every part of the defensible space; Zone 0 remains noncombustible.

The evidence

Grouped by what each source concluded. Primary evidence rated the plant itself (a lab, field program, or original curation); corroboration compiled or republished another source's rating and resolves to its root lineage.

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Listed without a rating (14)
Corroboration (14 rows from 1 source)

  • FLAMITS: FLAMmability plant traiTS database — Dryad / Global Ecology and Biogeography · Dryad version 9 · original source Corroboration Trait database lineage: meta-aggregator

    14 cited rows from this source; its identity, lineage and tier are stated once.

    • Primary study Alam2020: Alam, M. A., Wyse, S. V., Buckley, H. L., Perry, G. L. W., Sullivan, J. J., Mason, N. W. H., . . . Curran, T. J. (2020). Shoot flammability is decoupled from leaf flammability, but controlled by leaf functional traits. Journal of Ecology, 108, 641-653.

      Shared row context: plant part branches; fuel all; predrying yes; device grill; site Alam2020-1; sampling ND.

      • “ignition frequency (%): 25”

        FLAMITS record 2; Ignitability measurement.

      • “maximum sample temperature (°C): 175”

        FLAMITS record 18; Combustibility measurement.

      • “burning duration (s): 0.63”

        FLAMITS record 34; Sustainability measurement.

      • “estimated burnt biomass (%): 1.25”

        FLAMITS record 50; Consumability measurement.

    • Primary study Cui2020a: Cui, X., Paterson, A. M., Wyse, S. V., Alam, M. A., Maurin, K. J. L., Pieper, R., ... Curran, T. J. (2020a). Shoot flammability of vascular plants is phylogenetically conserved and related to habitat fire-proneness and growth form. Nature Plants, 6, 355-359.

      Shared row context: plant part branches; fuel all; predrying yes; device grill; site Cui2020a-1; sampling ND.

      • “ignition frequency (%): 50”

        FLAMITS record 1362; Ignitability measurement.

      • “maximum sample temperature (°C): 213.6”

        FLAMITS record 1556; Combustibility measurement.

      • “burning duration (s): 2.43”

        FLAMITS record 1750; Sustainability measurement.

      • “estimated burnt biomass (%): 4.3”

        FLAMITS record 1944; Consumability measurement.

    • Primary study Mason2016: Mason, N. W. H., Frazao, C., Buxton, R. P., & Richardson, S. J. (2016). Fire form and function: evidence for exaptive flammability in the New Zealand flora. Plant Ecology, 217, 645-659.

      Shared row context: plant part leaves; fuel live; predrying yes; device muffle furnace; site Mason2016-9; sampling summer.

      • Shared measurement context: Ignitability measurement.

        • “temperature at smoke (°C): 164.32”

          FLAMITS record 8346.

        • “temperature at smoke (°C): 433.66”

          FLAMITS record 8347.

        • “temperature at flaming (°C): 371.58”

          FLAMITS record 8561.

        • “temperature at flaming (°C): 448.16”

          FLAMITS record 8562.

      • Shared measurement context: Combustibility measurement.

        • “temperature increase rate (°C/s): 11.08”

          FLAMITS record 8776.

        • “temperature increase rate (°C/s): 6.53”

          FLAMITS record 8777.

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Coprosma propinqua (Mingimingi). FireApproved. https://fireapproved.com/plants/coprosma-propinqua/. Last verified 2026-08-23.