Lauraceae FAMILY
Cryptocarya pleurosperma
Cryptocarya pleurosperma
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
Numerous alkaloids have been isolated from this species, and workers have developed quite severe skin irritation and blistering while handling the bark and timber[1, 2]. These reactions can even occur when protective clothing is worn. This species causes severe skin reactions and allergies[2].
Cultivation Details
HabitEvergreen Tree
Growth—
Not known
Propagation
Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Cryptocarya+pleurosperma>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [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]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]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.