Cryptocarya species unidentified
Cryptocarya is a genus of some 250 species of trees or shrubs from the tropics or sub-tropics. 15 species are recognised in NSW, including Cryptocarya bidwillii Meissn. This was not described until 1864, the type plant originating from Wide Bay, now in Queensland, suggesting that Bidwill found it there after he was appointed Commissioner in 1849.
Horticultural & Botanical History
No data.
History at Camden Park
Macarthur sent two plants of an unidentified sp. to Loddiges’ nursery in 1846, probably one of the three species found in the Sydney and Illawarra regions of NSW, Cryptocarya rigida Meisn., Cryptocarya glaucescens R.Br., the Brown beech or Native laurel, and Cryptocarya microneura Meissn. [MP A2933-1, p.147]. Macarthur also presented a plant of ‘Cryptocarea sp. Native of Sasefras’ to the Sydney Botanic Garden on December 24th 1845 [RBGS AB]. Interpreting ‘Sasefras’ as Sassafras, NSW, in the Moreton National Park, the most likely species here is perhaps Cryptocarya glaucescens R.Br.
Notes
Published Mar 06, 2009 - 05:13 PM | Last updated Jul 25, 2010 - 04:07 PM
| Family | Lauraceae |
|---|---|
| Category | |
| Region of origin | Eastern Australia, including the Illawarra |
| Synonyms | |
| Common Name | |
| Name in the Camden Park Record | Cryptocarya sp. |
| Confidence level | low |
