Cryptocarya laevigata (red-fruited laurel, glossy laurel)

Cryptocarya laevigata Blume (1826) . 

Zich et al. (2020) Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants information system (RFK ed. 8), 
quotation: " 

Distribution and Ecology

Occurs in the wet tropics bio-region NE. Qld. and also in south-eastern Queensland and north-eastern New South Wales but not in coastal central Queensland. 
Altitudinal range from sea level to 450 m.
Grows as an under-storey tree in well developed lowland rain forest. 
Also occurs in Malesia.

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Harden et al (2024) Rainforest Plants of Au : Rockhampton to Victoria, quotation: "

Habitat and Distribution:

In subtropical rain forest;
north from Lismore, N.S.W., to Granite Creek (S of Miriam Vale), Qld, 
also in N Qld from Mission Beach to Cooktown. 

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Botanical Scholarly Literature References:   

• Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) and Australian Plant Census (APC) (2026): 
Council of the Heads of Australasian Herbaria (CHAH): 
Cryptocarya laevigata Blume (1826): → https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/88410/api/apni-format . 
Viewed: 2026 March 18th . 

• Harden Gwen, Hugh Nicholson, Bill McDonald, Nan Nicholson, Terry Tame and John Williams (2024) [2014]
Rainforest Plants of Au : Rockhampton to Victoria, information system and botanical matrix identification key - edition 2 
Cryptocarya laevigata 

Mobile devices (phones and tablets) app.: 
→ https://rainforests.net.au/product/rainforest-plants-of-australia-mobile-app/ 
→ https://rainforestpublishing.com.au/shop/rainforest-plants-of-australia-2-0-mobile-app/ 

Computer (desktops and laptops) software: 
→ https://rainforests.net.au/product/rainforest-plants-of-australia-desktop-app/  
→ https://rainforestpublishing.com.au/publications/ 

Viewed: 2026 March 18th . 

• Zich Frank A, Bernie P M Hyland, Trevor Whiffin, Raelee A Kerrigan (2020) [1971]
Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants information system and botanical matrix identification key - edition 8 ('RFK 8'): 
Cryptocarya laevigata Blume fact sheet: → https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/entities/Cryptocarya_laevigata.htm 
Main site web page: → https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/
Viewed: 2026 March 18th .

• McDonald W J and D G Hede, Qld Herbarium (2026) 
Census of the Queensland Flora and Fungi 2024.
Cryptocarya laevigata Blume – "Nature Conservation Act (NCA) Status : Least Concern" .
Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Queensland Government.
→ http://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/census-of-the-queensland-flora-and-fungi-2024
Dataset Accessed: 2025 July 19th . 

• Flora of NSW online PlantNET:
PlantNET (The NSW Plant Information Network System).
Cryptocarya laevigata Blume: → https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Cryptocarya~laevigata 
Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust, Sydney.
Viewed: 2026 March 18th . 

• Cooper, Wendy and William T (2004 June) 
Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest.
—pages: (246–) 250 (–253).
Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia: Nokomis Editions. ISBN 9780958174213 . 

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