Lauraceae

Glossy laurel

Cryptocarya laevigata Blume

Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Cryptocarya

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Glossy laurel (Cryptocarya laevigata) — FruitPhoto: Lachlan Copeland, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Glossy laurel, Grey sassafras

Synonyms

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.

Flowers

In flower: October to November (from 9 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FruitPhoto: Lachlan Copeland, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Poyt448 Peter Woodard, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Poyt448 Peter Woodard, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matthew Borella, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matthew Borella, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Lucas Christofides, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matthew Borella, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.