Cryptocarya foetida

Cryptocarya foetida
Cryptocarya foetida
Stinking Laurel
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Cryptocarya
Species: C. foetida
Binomial name
Cryptocarya foetida
R.T.Baker

Cryptocarya foetida is a rainforest tree growing at the eastern coastal parts of Australia. The common name is due to the allegedly offensive odour given by the flowers. The Stinking Cryptocarya or Stinking Laurel is considered vulnerable to extinction with a ROTAP rating of 3VC.

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Habitat

Growing on littoral rainforest on sand between Iluka, New South Wales and Fraser Island in Queensland. Much of the habitat of Cryptocarya foetida was destroyed by repeated burnings and clearing for seaside housing and development.

Description

Cryptocarya foetida is a small or medium sized tree up to 20 metres tall and 20 cm in diameter with a dark green crown.

The trunk is greyish brown, slightly fissured, cylindrical, not buttressed but slightly flanged at the base.

Leaves are typical of many Australian laurels. Alternate, simple, not toothed, ovate to ovate lanceolate, smooth, thick and shiny with a trasparent margin, tapering to a blunt point. 8 to 13 cm long by 4 to 5 cm broad. The yellowish venation is conspicuous, particularly on the underside.

Cream flowers appear in summer. The fruit matures in winter, being purplish/black globular drupe, around 8 to 10 mm in diameter. Like most Australian Cryptocarya fruit, removal of the fleshy aril is advised to assist seed germination.

Gallery

  • Cryptocarya foetida - leaves

  • Cryptocarya foetida - flowers & leaves

  • Cryptocarya foetida - flowers & leaves

References

  1. ^ Cryptocarya foetida — Stinking Cryptocarya, Stinking Laurel, Species Profile and Threats Database, Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australia.

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