WorldFloraDB - Corynocarpus laevigatus

Characteristics

Canopy tree up to ± 15 m. tall; trunk up to ± 6 dm. diam.; branches stout. Lvs on stout petioles c. 10-15 mm. long; lamina thick, coriac., elliptic-to obovate-oblong, (5)-10-15-(20) × (3)-5-7 cm., dark green, glossy; margins recurved. Fls 4-5 mm. diam., in stout stiff panicles up to c. 2 dm. long; peduncles and pedicels short. Sepals suborbicular; petals greenish yellow, ± 5 mm. long, minutely crenately toothed; obovate-spathulate; staminodes spathulate, minutely toothed; style c. 2 mm. long, thick; stigma capitate. Drupe 2.5-4 cm. long, ellipsoid to ovoid, orange; seed with distinct testa-veins; cots plano-convex, fleshy.

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An evergreen tree. It grows 6-9 m high but can be 16-20 m high. The trunk can be 60 cm across. The crown is dense and rounded. The leaves are broad and leathery. They can be 7-20 cm long. The flowers are small and yellow and occur in clusters. The fruit are orange-yellow. They are 1.8-3.8 cm long. Each contains a large highly poisonous seed. It was eaten after careful treatment.

Life form

perennial

Growth form

tree

Growth support

free-standing

Foliage retention

evergreen

Sexuality

hermaphrodite

Pollination

-

Spread

-

Mature width (meter)

8.0

Mature height (meter)

12.0

Root system

-

Rooting depth (meter)

-

Root diameter (meter)

0.6

Flower color

Blooming months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Fruit color

Fruiting months

-

Nitrogen fixer

-

Photosynthetic pathway

c3

Environment

It is a warm temperate to subtropical climate plant. They grow in lowland coastal situations in New Zealand. They can cope with salt spray. They are frost tender. They need moist, well drained soils. It suits plant hardiness zones 9-11. Hobart Botanical Gardens. In Melbourne Botanical Gardens.

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Coastal and lowland forest, south to latitude 44°south.

Light
Soil humidity
Soil texture
Soil acidity
Soil nutriment	-
Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

CAUTION: The seed are highly poisonous unless carefully treated. The kernel was ground and baked. The flesh covering is removed then the kernels boiled in water for 3-4 hours. The kernels are then steeped in cold water for a week. They are then ready to be eaten. The pulp of the fruit is eaten.

Uses	environmental use material medicinal poison wood
Edible	fruits nuts seeds
Therapeutic use	-
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

They can be grown by seed or cuttings.

Mode	cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days)	-
Germination temperacture (C°)	-
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	-
Minimum temperature (C°)	1
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-