- Pronunciation: cryp-toe-CARE-ee-ah lev-ee-GAR-tah
- Common Name: Red-fruited Laurel, Glossy Laurel
- Derivation: Cryptocarya: Gr. cryptos -hidden, caryon - Nut (refers to the enclosure of the hard Seed by fleshy Perianth.
- Family: LAURACEAE
- Flowers: white
- Fruit: orange, red
- Species List: Kennilworth Fig Tree Walk, Hedges, Wooroi Day Use Area Tracks, Cooroibah 26.4.09, Wooroi Palm Grove, BSDoonan, Upper Yandina Creek, Heritage Park,
Identification Notes
Leaf: Simple, Alternate, very glossy, 3-veined.
Landscaping Notes
Shade-loving.
Indoor pot Plant potential.
Described a s one of the best Rainforest shrubsd with beautiful Leaves, scented flowers and decorative Fruit.
Useful screen. Excellent tub specimen and also excellent as an indoor Plant
Propagation is from Seed, ripening from January to May, and germinating slowly. Cuttings are slow to strike but strike reliably fruiting in the fourth year.
It maintains bushiness even in heavy shade.
Successfully propagated by Florabunda Bushcare nursery, Woombye
Successfully propagated by Mooloola Native Nursery
