Scientific Name: Cryptocarya microneura

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  • Pronunciation:
    crypt-oh-CARE-ee-ah my-crow-NURE-ah
  • Common Name:
    Murrogun
  • Derivation:
    Cryptocarya: Gr. cryptos -hidden, caryon - nut (refers to the enclosure of the hard seed by fleshy perianth. microneura: little net veins (leaves)
  • Type:
    Tree
  • Family:
    LAURACEAE
  • Flowers:
    White September to November
  • Fruit:
    Black globular drupe 6-12 mm long. December to February
  • Vegetation Type:
    Sub-tropical and moister areas of Dry Rainforest,
  • Species List:
    Hedges, Wooroi Day Use Area Tracks, Cooroibah 26.4.09, BSDoonan, Cooloothin Corner, Old Tewantin, Mill Point, Batianoff 87, Upper Yandina Creek, Kin Kin Scrub, Dandaloo, Noosa River NP, Stratford Park, Heritage Park
Identification Notes

Leaf: simple, alternate, glossy above, paler below, 3-veined. Midrib, slightly zig-zag, raised and whitish above, lateral veins few and curving unbranched to margins; petiole 4-8 mm long. Domatia sometimes present in vein angles||

Landscaping Notes

Excellent screen plant.||Successfully propagated by Mooloola Native Nursery||Successfully propagated by Barung Landcare||