Corynocarpaceae

Karaka nut

Corynocarpus laevigatus J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.

Family: Corynocarpaceae
Genus: Corynocarpus

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Karaka nut: New Zealand native tree Karaka is a large round headed, often multi trunked tree with large dark glossy green foliage. Large orange drupes (berries) are produce — Photo: Tatiana Gerus from Brisbane, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (5)

Chinese: 新西兰棒果木
English: Karaka nut, Karaka, New Zealand laurel
Finnish: Karakapuu
Igbo: Karaka
Māori: Karaka, Kōpī

Characteristics

Growth habit: Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Hawaii: introduced

Photos

Photo: Tatiana Gerus from Brisbane, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: langella annamaria, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sigrid Dittrich, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Ewen Cameron, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: John Stirrup, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Ewen Cameron; Tricia Aspin, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Günter Rohmeder, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Maneta, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Janna Nickel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.