Cryptocarya putida is a species of flowering plant in the family Lauraceae and is endemic to Queensland. It is a tree with oblong to elliptic or narrowly egg-shaped leaves, brownish, creamy green, unpleasantly perfumed flowers, and oval, black to purplish drupes.
| Cryptocarya putida | |
|---|---|
| |
| Diagram of Cryptocarya putida | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Laurales |
| Family: | Lauraceae |
| Genus: | Cryptocarya |
| Species: | C. putida
|
| Binomial name | |
| Cryptocarya putida | |
Description
editCryptocarya pleurosperma is a tree that typically grows to a height of up to 30 m (98 ft), its stems usually buttressed. Its leaves are oblong to elliptic, to narrowly egg-shaped with the narrower end towards the base, 60–210 mm (2.4–8.3 in) long and 20–80 mm (0.8–3.1 in) wide, on a petiole 7–14 mm (0.28–0.55 in) long. The flowers are brownish, creamy green and unpleasantly perfumed, arranged in panicles about the same length as the leaves. The perianth tube is 1.1–1.6 mm (0.04–0.06 in) long and 1.4–1.8 mm (0.055–0.071 in) wide, the tepals 1.6–2.1 mm (0.063–0.083 in) long and 1.3–1.6 mm (0.051–0.063 in) wide. The outer anthers are 0.7–1.0 mm (0.03–0.04 in) long and 0.7–0.8 mm (0.028–0.031 in) wide, the inner anthers 0.8–1.2 mm (0.03–0.05 in) long and 0.5–0.7 mm (0.020–0.028 in) wide. Flowering occurs in November and December, and the fruit is an oval, black to purplish drupe, 14–20 mm (0.6–0.8 in) long and 12–15 mm (0.47–0.59 in) wide with yellowish cotyledons.[2][3]
Taxonomy
editCryptocarya putida was first formally described in 1989 by Bernard Hyland in Australian Systematic Botany from specimens collected in 1978.[4]
Distribution and habitat
editThis species of Cryptocarya grows as an understorey tree in rainforest, at altitudes between 600 and 1,100 m (2,000 and 3,600 ft) in rainforest, from the Clohesy River to near Townsville in north-east and central-eastern Queensland.[2][3]
Conservation status
editThis species of Cryptocarya is listed as "of least concern" under the Queensland Government Nature Conservation Act 1992.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Cryptocarya putida". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ a b Le Cussan, J.; Hyland, Bernard P.M. "Cryptocarya putida". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ a b F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Cryptocarya putida". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ^ "Cryptocarya putida". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ "Species profile—Cryptocarya putida". Queensland Government Department of Education and Science. Retrieved 1 October 2024.