Cryptocarya laevigataBlume

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WFO wfo-0000627988 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC BY-SA

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Cryptocarya laevigata, photographed by Greg Tasney
fig. a Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0 / 2022-06-11 / obs. 205058950
Cryptocarya laevigata, photographed by Greg Tasney
fig. b Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 205057609
Cryptocarya laevigata, photographed by Greg Tasney
fig. c Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 195859445
Cryptocarya laevigata, photographed by Greg Tasney
fig. d Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 177529621
Cryptocarya laevigata, photographed by Greg Tasney
fig. e Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 173382747
Cryptocarya laevigata, photographed by Greg Tasney
fig. f Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 173467875
Cryptocarya laevigata, photographed by Greg Tasney
fig. g Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 169504798
Cryptocarya laevigata, photographed by Greg Tasney
fig. h Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 161457669

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Native range 11 botanical countries

Regions where Cryptocarya laevigata is native: Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Jawa, Malaya, New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Is., Sulawesi, Sumatera, New South Wales, Queensland Bismarck ArchipelagoBorneoJawaMalayaNew GuineaPhilippinesSolomon Is.SulawesiSumateraNew South WalesQueensland
Native distribution of Cryptocarya laevigata, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Bismarck Archipelago BIS ASIA-TROPICAL
Borneo BOR
Jawa JAW
Malaya MLY
New Guinea NWG
Philippines PHI
Solomon Is. SOL
Sulawesi SUL
Sumatera SUM
New South Wales NSW AUSTRALASIA
Queensland QLD

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 14 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Caryodaphne australis (A.Cunn. ex Hook.) A.Braun
  • Caryodaphne costata Miq.
  • Caryodaphne laevigata (Blume) Nees
  • Caryodaphne laevigata var. angustifolia Miq.
  • Cryptocarya australis (A.Cunn. ex Hook.) Benth.
  • Cryptocarya bowiei Druce
  • Cryptocarya cinnamomifolia Merr.
  • Cryptocarya laevigata var. bowiei Kosterm.
  • Cryptocarya merrillii C.T.White
  • Cryptocarya trinervia Elmer
  • Cyanodaphne australis (A.Cunn. ex Hook.) Dragend.
  • Laurus australis A.Cunn. ex Hook.
  • Laurus bowiei Hook.
  • Oreodaphne bowiei Walp.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Wikidata. common name (P1843), joined on the World Flora Online identifier (P7715). CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  4. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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