- Pronunciation: cryp-toe-CARE-ee-ah ob-oh-VAR-tah
- Common Name: Pepperberry Tree
- Derivation: Cryptocarya: Gr. cryptos -hidden, caryon - Nut (refers to the enclosure of the hard Seed by fleshy Perianth.
- Type: Tree
- Family: LAURACEAE
- Size: 30 metres
- Flowers: Cream/rusty from Leaf axils or Terminal
- Fruit: Drupe, globular - flattish on top
- Vegetation Type: Sub-tropical and dry Rainforest and along moist scrubby watercourses
- Species List: Kennilworth Fig Tree Walk, BSDoonan, Upper Yandina Creek, Kin Kin Scrub, Kin Kin Arboretum, Regional Ecosystem 12.3.1.
Identification Notes
Branchlets, Terminal buds and petioles rusty/downy Leaf: Simple,Alternate, leathery, glossy above, hairy, ashy and raised Veins below.
Landscaping Notes
Successfully propagated by Mooloola Native Nursery
