Coprosma putida, commonly known as stinkwood, is a flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. The Latin specific epithet putida means "stinking", alluding to the stench produced when the plant is cut or bruised, including the leaves and fruit.
It is a shrub or small tree growing to 4 m in height. The broadly elliptic-oblong leaves are 40âÂÂ110 mm long, 25âÂÂ80 mm wide. The small, greenish-white flowers are 8 mm long. The fleshy, red fruits are 20 mm long. The flowering season is from August to early November.
The species is endemic to AustraliaâÂÂs subtropical Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea. It is common and widespread at all elevations in sheltered forest.