Mingimingi is a Māori word meaning 'twisted' or similar. The name is used to describe at least three different species of New Zealand plants:
- Coprosma propinqua (Mingimingi), a widespread small leaved shrub.
- Leucopogon fasciculatus (Tall mingimingi), a forest shrub.
- Leptecophylla juniperina (Prickly mingimingi, formerly Cyathodes juniperina), a low spreading shrub.
The three species are not closely related and are quite different in appearance, but all three produce small edible berries with a similar sweet but somewhat bland flavour, and are among the more common New Zealand native shrubs with edible fruit.
References
- "mingimingi". Maori Dictionary. Retrieved 2012-04-03.
- Crowe, Andrew. A Field Guide to the Native Edible Plants of New Zealand. pp. 34–35. ISBN 9780143019220.
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