Cryptocarya

Cryptocarya
Cryptocarya alba
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Cryptocarya
R.Br.[1]
Species

Over 360; See List of Cryptocarya species

Synonyms[1]
  • Agathophyllum Juss.
  • Caryodaphne Blume ex Nees
  • Dahlgrenodendron J.J.M.van der Merwe & A.E.van Wyk
  • Evodia Gaertn.
  • Icosandra Phil.
  • Kerrdora Gagnep.
  • Massoia Becc.
  • Pseudocryptocarya Teschner
  • Ravensara Sonn.
  • Salgada Blanco
Cryptocarya mackinnoniana

Cryptocarya is a genus of about 360 species[1] of flowering plants in the laurel family, Lauraceae. Most species are trees, occasionally shrubs, distributed through the Neotropical, Afrotropical, Indomalayan, and Australasian realms. Most plants in the genus Cryptocarya have leaves arranged alternately along the stems, small flowers with 6 tepals, stamens in 2 rows, the inner row alternating with staminodes, and the fruit is a drupe.

  1. ^ a b c "Cryptocarya R.Br". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.