Lepidothamnus fonkii vs shrub

Lepidothamnus fonkii and shrub both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Lepidothamnus fonkii	Yes	No	No	No
shrub	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, shrub is a hypernym of Lepidothamnus fonkii; that is, shrub is a word with a broader meaning than Lepidothamnus fonkii:

Lepidothamnus fonkii: about the hardiest Podocarpaceae species; prostrate spreading shrub similar to mountain rimu; mountains of southern Chile
shrub: a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

Other hypernyms of Lepidothamnus fonkii include bush.

Lepidothamnus fonkii (noun)	shrub (noun)
about the hardiest Podocarpaceae species; prostrate spreading shrub similar to mountain rimu; mountains of southern Chile	a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems