Scientific Name: Cryptocarya obovata

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  • Pronunciation:
    cryp-toe-CARE-ee-ah ob-oh-VAR-tah
  • Common Name:
    Pepperberry Tree
  • Derivation:
    Cryptocarya: Gr. cryptos -hidden, caryon - nut (refers to the enclosure of the hard seed by fleshy perianth.
  • Type:
    Tree
  • Family:
    LAURACEAE
  • Flowers:
    Cream/rusty from leaf axils or terminal
  • Fruit:
    Drupe, globular - flattish on top
  • Vegetation Type:
    Sub-tropical and dry rainforest and along moist scrubby watercourses
  • Species List:
    Kennilworth Fig Tree Walk, BSDoonan, Upper Yandina Creek, Kin Kin Scrub, Kin Kin Arboretum, Regional Ecosystem 12.3.1.
Identification Notes

Branchlets, terminal buds and petioles rusty/downy Leaf: simple,alternate, leathery, glossy above, hairy, ashy and raised veins below.

Landscaping Notes

Successfully propagated by Mooloola Native Nursery|| Successfully propagated by Barung Landcare||