Mingimingi is a Māori word meaning "twisted" or similar. The name is used to describe at least three different New Zealand species of 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 Flora of New Zealand