Cryptocarya microneura

1 Murrogun at Pappinbarra, NSW

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Identification history

Cryptocarya microneura	28 May 2025	JasonPStewartNMsnc2016
Cryptocarya microneura	28 May 2025	jonvanbeest
Cryptocarya microneura	22 Oct 2024	jonvanbeest
Unverified	22 Oct 2024	jonvanbeest

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Updated images to include close up of hairs on venation

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JasonPStewartNMsnc2016 wrote:

26 May 2025

This young plant, could this identify to any other candidate species ?

Including any other species not currently in the botanical key in the Flora of NSW online PlantNet ?

Your awareness please, including region–there awareness please;
before I consider more confirming this identification.

jonvanbeest wrote:

28 May 2025

Hi Jason, I've edited the photos to include a close up of the venation on the back of the leaves.

JasonPStewartNMsnc2016 wrote:

28 May 2025

Awesome ! Thank you.

JasonPStewartNMsnc2016 wrote:

28 May 2025

Easy to get to this suggested _Cryptocarya microneura_ identification –as we both have here now.

Even while this tree does not show any fertile material.

Harder to disprove all the rest of the fitting candidates' _Cryptocarya_ species in the NSW North Coast region and
hard disprove a chance of an undescribed species –especially without any fertile material.

JasonPStewartNMsnc2016 wrote:

28 May 2025

The botanical sources: Flora of NSW and the Rainforest Plants of Au Rockhampton to Vic,
say _Cryptocarya microneura_ has glabrous leaves (meaning hairless ICYDK).

Of course, sometimes young trees and saplings differ from the species descriptions usually based on mature trees' features.

jonvanbeest wrote:

28 May 2025

Thank you so much for the guidance Jason. I will shift my attention to the mature specimens and familiarise myself with the local flowering and fruiting periods and monitor the canopy and forest floor for fruit and flowers.

JasonPStewartNMsnc2016 wrote:

28 May 2025

Awesome .
Still working on these more.
Just went over to other work for a while.

JasonPStewartNMsnc2016 wrote:

28 May 2025

Checked more other species possible± candidates across this Lauraceae botanical family .
From relevant features of this tree shown in these photographs I ruled out other candidates' (species).

The sparse, small, pale hairs photographed may well come from this young tree's growing and these hairs may well not grow in mature trees' leaves.

Then re-keyed and re-read the description of this species,
in both the Flora of NSW and the Australian Rainforest Plants: Rockhampton to Vic. .

Happily confident to confirm this young tree's identification to _Cryptocarya microneura_ as well now.

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Location information

Coordinates 152.515533 -31.403585
Altitude 212.0m
Places Pappinbarra, NSW

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8 Abundance
28 May 2025 11:02 AM Recorded on
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jonvanbeest NatureMapr New South Wales North Coast Other Trees Plants

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1 metre to 5 metres Plant height
Less than 50cm Circumference of trunk

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Cryptocarya microneura Scientific name
Murrogun Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 214m Recorded at altitude
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Cryptocarya microneura

1 Murrogun at Pappinbarra, NSW

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