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Cryptocarya cocosoides
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Cryptocarya cocosoides

Cryptocarya cocosoides

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

This species is suspected of causing dermatitis[1].

Cultivation Details

HabitEvergreen Tree
Growth—

All parts of this species emit a strong odour when cut or broken, usually equated with coconut, although the leaf odour may resemble citronella[1]. The flowers may emit an unpleasant perfume, although it is impossible to detect on recently collected specimens due to the strong leaf and twig odours[1].

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Cryptocarya+cocosoides>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

  1. [1]Flora of Australia — http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/abif/flora/ ↩︎The full information from the Flora of Australia - on-line. An excellent resource.
  2. [2]Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants — http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/rfk/index.html ↩︎An online resource giving botanical information, and a little bit about plant usage, for over 2,700 species of plants found in the Australian rainforest.
  3. [3]Tropical Timbers of the World. Ag. Handbook No. 607. — Chudnoff. Martin. · USDA Forest Service. Wisconsin. · 1984 ↩︎Terse details on the properties of the wood of almost 400 species of trees from the Tropics.