Cryptocarya microneura
1 Murrogun at Pappinbarra, NSW
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| Cryptocarya microneura | JasonPStewart | 28 May 2025 | |
| Cryptocarya microneura | jonvanbeest | 28 May 2025 | |
| Cryptocarya microneura | jonvanbeest | 22 Oct 2024 | |
| Unverified | jonvanbeest | 22 Oct 2024 |
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Updated images to include close up of hairs on venation
8 comments
26 May 2025
This young plant, could this identify to any other candidate species ?
Including any other species not currently in the botanical key in the Flora of NSW online PlantNet ?
Your awareness please, including region–there awareness please;
before I consider more confirming this identification.
Including any other species not currently in the botanical key in the Flora of NSW online PlantNet ?
Your awareness please, including region–there awareness please;
before I consider more confirming this identification.
28 May 2025
Hi Jason, I've edited the photos to include a close up of the venation on the back of the leaves.
28 May 2025
Easy to get to this suggested _Cryptocarya microneura_ identification –as we both have here now.
Even while this tree does not show any fertile material.
Harder to disprove all the rest of the fitting candidates' _Cryptocarya_ species in the NSW North Coast region and
hard disprove a chance of an undescribed species –especially without any fertile material.
Even while this tree does not show any fertile material.
Harder to disprove all the rest of the fitting candidates' _Cryptocarya_ species in the NSW North Coast region and
hard disprove a chance of an undescribed species –especially without any fertile material.
28 May 2025
The botanical sources: Flora of NSW and the Rainforest Plants of Au Rockhampton to Vic,
say _Cryptocarya microneura_ has glabrous leaves (meaning hairless ICYDK).
Of course, sometimes young trees and saplings differ from the species descriptions usually based on mature trees' features.
say _Cryptocarya microneura_ has glabrous leaves (meaning hairless ICYDK).
Of course, sometimes young trees and saplings differ from the species descriptions usually based on mature trees' features.
28 May 2025
Thank you so much for the guidance Jason. I will shift my attention to the mature specimens and familiarise myself with the local flowering and fruiting periods and monitor the canopy and forest floor for fruit and flowers.
28 May 2025
Awesome .
Still working on these more.
Just went over to other work for a while.
Still working on these more.
Just went over to other work for a while.
28 May 2025
Checked more other species possible± candidates across this Lauraceae botanical family .
From relevant features of this tree shown in these photographs I ruled out other candidates' (species).
The sparse, small, pale hairs photographed may well come from this young tree's growing and these hairs may well not grow in mature trees' leaves.
Then re-keyed and re-read the description of this species,
in both the Flora of NSW and the Australian Rainforest Plants: Rockhampton to Vic. .
Happily confident to confirm this young tree's identification to _Cryptocarya microneura_ as well now.
From relevant features of this tree shown in these photographs I ruled out other candidates' (species).
The sparse, small, pale hairs photographed may well come from this young tree's growing and these hairs may well not grow in mature trees' leaves.
Then re-keyed and re-read the description of this species,
in both the Flora of NSW and the Australian Rainforest Plants: Rockhampton to Vic. .
Happily confident to confirm this young tree's identification to _Cryptocarya microneura_ as well now.
Location information
- Coordinates 152.515533-31.403585
- Altitude 212.0m
- Places Pappinbarra, NSW
Sighting information
- 8 Abundance
- 28 May 2025 11:02 AM Recorded on
- jonvanbeest Recorded by
- 1 metre to 5 metres Plant height
- Less than 50cm Circumference of trunk
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Species information
- Cryptocarya microneura Scientific name
- Murrogun Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 214m Recorded at altitude
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