Cryptocarya massoy (Oken) Kosterm.

Species

Angiosperms > Laurales > Lauraceae > Cryptocarya

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 25-60 m tall. The trunk can be 30 cm across. The bark has a sweet scent. The leaves are simple and oval but taper to the tip. They can be alternate or in rings. The flowering shoots are 10 cm long and emerge from the base of the leaf. The flowers are in panicles and are white and have a scent. The fruit is fleshy and has one seed.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 24.0 - 41.5
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in lowland and mountain rain-forests between 400-1,000 m above sea level.
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Forests.
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Usage

It can be an alternative to clove and a cinnamon substitute.
Uses dye essential oil food fuel invertebrate food material medicinal social use timber wood
Edible barks
Therapeutic use Parturition (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Diarrhea (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seeds.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Cryptocarya massoy world distribution map, present in Papua New Guinea

Conservation status

Cryptocarya massoy threat status: Near Threatened

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:464001-1
WFO ID wfo-0000628044
COL ID ZVFY
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Sassafras goesianum Cryptocarya aromatica Cinnamomum massoy Cryptocarya massoy Massoia aromatica Cryptocarya novoguineensis