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Cryptocarya is a genus of evergreen trees belonging to the Laurel family, Lauraceae. The genus includes more than 350 species, distributed through the Neotropic, Afrotropic, Indomalaya, and Australasia ecozones. C. alba, the Peumo, is the most common evergreen tree in the Chilean Matorral ecoregion of central Chile and produces edible reddish fruits. C. massoia is used commercially to produce essential oils.
Cryptocarya species
not a complete list
- C. alba Peumo (Chile)
- C. angulata Ivory Laurel (Australia)
- C. aristata
- C. ashersoniana (Brazil)
- C. chinensis
- C. cinnamomifolia (Australia)
- C. corrugata
- C. crassinervia (Indonesia)
- C. cunninghamiana Cunningham’s Laurel (Australia)
- C. densiflora (Indonesia)
- C. ferrea
- C. foetida Stinking Laurel (Australia). Vulnerable.
- C. gigantocarpa
- C. glaucescens Jackwood (Australia)
- C. grandis Cinnamon Laurel (Australia)
- C. hypospodia (Australia)
- C. invasorium
- C. laevigata Glossy Laurel (Australia)
- C. leptospermoides
- C. mackinnoniana Rusty Laurel (Australia)
- C. massoia (Indonesia)
- C. meissneri
- C. membranaceae
- C. multipaniculata
- C. murrayi Murray’s Laurel (Australia)
- C. nigra (Indonesia)
- C. nitens (Indonesia)
- C. oblata
- C. odorata
- C. palawanensis (Philippines). Endangered.
- C. pleurosperma Poison Walnut (Australia) Toxic and corrosive sap.
- C. pluricostata
- C. rigida Rose Maple (Australia)
- C. scortechinii (Indonesia)
- C. transversa
- C. tomentosa
- C. triplinervis Brown Laurel (Australia)
- C. vulgaris
External links
- Pictures of Cryptocarya alba or Peumo in Chile.