Scientific Name: Cryptocarya macdonaldii

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  • Pronunciation:
    cryp-toe-CARE-ee-ah
  • Common Name:
    Coast Laurel
  • Derivation:
    Cryptocarya: Gr. cryptos -hidden, caryon - nut (refers to the enclosure of the hard seed by fleshy perianth.
  • Type:
    Tree
  • Family:
    LAURACEAE
  • Fruit:
    Black
  • Vegetation Type:
    Rainforest
  • Species List:
    FI Podberscek, Wooroi Day Use Area Tracks, Wooroi Palm Grove, Kin Kin Scrub, Dandaloo
Identification Notes

Leaves: alternate, simple, entire. Hairless, thick, glossy, dark green above and much lighter below. Margins wavy. Oil dots inconspicuous. Venation reticulate, visible both surfaces but more distinct below. Midrib yellowish, sunken above and prominent below. Petiole yellowish (frequently), twisted and channelled above. ||Fruit: black, sometimes ribbed.||

Landscaping Notes

Indoor pot plant potential.||Successfully propagated by Barung Landcare||