AusTraits

Cryptocarya laevigata

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Family Lauraceae

Taxonomy: Cryptocarya laevigata Blume

Synonyms: 10 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Caryodaphne australis A.Braun & C.D.Bouché (taxonomic synonym)
  • Caryodaphne laevigata (Blume) Nees (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Cryptocarya australis (A.Cunn. ex Hook.) Benth. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Cryptocarya bowiei (Walp.) Domin (taxonomic synonym)
  • Cryptocarya bowiei (Walp.) Druce (taxonomic synonym)
  • Cryptocarya laevigata var. bowie K.A.W.Williams (taxonomic synonym)
  • Cryptocarya laevigata var. bowiei (Walp.) Kosterm. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Laurus australis A.Cunn. ex Hook. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Laurus bowiei Hook. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Oreodaphne bowiei Walp. (taxonomic synonym)

Distribution (APC): Qld, NSW

Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, ATRP

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_1981 (3), ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (14), Butler_2004 (5), Chen_2017 (5), Cooper_2013 (14), Falster_2005_1 (10), Gross_2005 (4), Kooyman_2011 (10), Metcalfe_2009 (18), NHNSW_2014_2 (3), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (17), RadfordSmith_2024 (40), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Weerasinghe_2014 (50), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), Wright_2000 (6). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 74 traits from 212 records in 19 datasets.

Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.

fire response
flower morphology
  • flower_colour (categorical): green (1); yellow_orange (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (2) [sources: Gross_2005; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 22.5 mm (15-33 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; Cooper_2013; NHNSW_2023]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 24.17 mm (15-38 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; Cooper_2013; NHNSW_2023]
  • fruit_height (numerical): 17.5 mm (15-20 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): berry (1); drupe (4); nut (1) [sources: Chen_2017; Cooper_2013; Gross_2005; NHNSW_2023; RadfordSmith_2024; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (1); fleshy (4) [sources: Chen_2017; Cooper_2013; Gross_2005; Metcalfe_2009; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): indehiscent (4) [sources: Chen_2017; Cooper_2013; Gross_2005; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_colour (categorical): orange (1); red (2); yellow (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 3252.41 mm2 (1085.23-5580 mm2) [sources: Falster_2005_1; Metcalfe_2009; RadfordSmith_2024]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 93.75 mm (50-155 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 31.5 mm (10-61 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; Kooyman_2011; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 143.76 mg (102.05-191.85 mg) [sources: RadfordSmith_2024]
  • petiole_length (numerical): 0.5 cm (0.2-1.1 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 99.1 g/m2 (60-161 g/m2) [sources: Falster_2005_1; RadfordSmith_2024; Weerasinghe_2014]
  • leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.43 g/g (0.34-0.53 g/g) [sources: RadfordSmith_2024; Weerasinghe_2014]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): elliptical (2); lanceolate (1); narrowly_elliptical (1); ovate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • leaf_lobation (categorical): unlobed (1) [sources: Kooyman_2011]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (3) [sources: ABRS_1981; Kooyman_2011; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (4); tree (7) [sources: ABRS_2022; Butler_2004; Cooper_2013; Kooyman_2011; Metcalfe_2009; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • life_form (categorical): phanerophyte (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; Metcalfe_2009; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (3) [sources: ABRS_1981; Kooyman_2011; RadfordSmith_2024]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
  • root_structure (categorical): mycorrhizal (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): beetle (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): endozoochory (3) [sources: Butler_2004; Metcalfe_2009; RadfordSmith_2024]
  • dispersers (categorical): vertebrates (1) [sources: Butler_2004]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnnyyyy (2); yynnnnnnyyyy (1) [sources: ABRS_1981; Chen_2017; Cooper_2013]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): transient (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
  • clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): non_clonal (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2009]
nutrient and stable isotope
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 1240.5 mg (1200-1281 mg) [sources: Falster_2005_1; Metcalfe_2009]
  • seed_length (numerical): 17.5 mm (11-24 mm) [sources: Cooper_2013; Kooyman_2011]
  • seed_width (numerical): 13.25 mm (10-19 mm) [sources: Butler_2004; Kooyman_2011]
stem morphology
  • wood_density (numerical): 0.69 mg/mm3 (0.64-0.72 mg/mm3) [sources: Falster_2005_1; Metcalfe_2009; RadfordSmith_2024]
  • huber_value (numerical): 0 mm2{sapwood}/mm2{leaf} (0-0 mm2{sapwood}/mm2{leaf}) [sources: Falster_2005_1]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
Weerasinghe_20141850L. K. Weerasinghe, D. Creek, K. Y. Crous, S. Xiang, M. J. Liddell, M. H. Turnbull, and O. K. Atkin. “Canopy position affects the relationships between leaf respiration and associated traits in a tropical rainforest in Far North Queensland”. Tree Physiology 34.6 (2014), pp. 564-584. doi: 10.1093/treephys/tpu016.
RadfordSmith_20241440J. Radford-Smith, H. R. Lai, E. C. Weeren, and J. M. Dwyer. “A Functional Basis for the Assembly of Australian Subtropical Rainforest Tree Communities”. Ecology Letters 27.11 (2024). ISSN: 1461-0248. doi: 10.1111/ele.70014.
Metcalfe_20091818E. Laliberte, J. A. Wells, F. DeClerck, D. J. Metcalfe, C. P. Catterall, C. Queiroz, I. Aubin, S. P. Bonser, Y. Ding, J. M. Fraterrigo, S. McNamara, J. W. Morgan, D. S. Merlos, P. A. Vesk, and M. M. Mayfield. “Land-use intensification reduces functional redundancy and response diversity in plant communities”. Ecology Letters 13.1 (2010), pp. 76-86. doi: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2009.01403.x.
NHNSW_20231117N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
ABRS_2023914Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
Cooper_20131114W. Cooper and W. T. Cooper. Australian rainforest fruits. CSIRO Publishing, 2013, p. 272.
Falster_2005_1710D. S. Falster and M. Westoby. “Alternative height strategies among 45 dicot rain forest species from tropical Queensland, Australia”. Journal of Ecology 93 (2005), pp. 521-535. doi: 10.1111/j.0022-0477.2005.00992.x.
Kooyman_2011710R. Kooyman, M. Rossetto, W. Cornwell, and M. Westoby. “Phylogenetic tests of community assembly across regional to continental scales in tropical and subtropical rain forests”. Global Ecology and Biogeography 20 (2011), pp. 707-716. doi: 10.1111/j.1466-8238.2010.00641.x.
Wright_200046I. J. Wright, H. T. Clifford, R. Kidson, M. L. Reed, B. L. Rice, and M. Westoby. “A survey of seed and seedling characters in 1744 Australian dicotyledon species: Cross-species trait correlations and correlated trait-shifts within evolutionary lineages”. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 69 (2000), pp. 521-547. doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2000.tb01222.x.
Butler_200455D. W. Butler, R. J. Green, D. Lamb, W. J. F. Mcdonald, and P. I. Forster. “Biogeography of seed-dispersal syndromes, life-forms and seed sizes among woody rain-forest plants in Australia's subtropics”. Journal of Biogeography 34.10 (2007), pp. 1736-1750. ISSN: 1365-2699. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2007.01734.x.
Chen_201755Chen, S.-C., Cornwell, W., Z. H.-X., Moles, and A. T. “Plants show more flesh in the tropics: Variation in fruit type along latitudinal and climatic gradients.”. Ecography 40 (2017), pp. 531-538. doi: abs/10.1111/ecog.02010.
Gross_200544C. L. Gross. “A comparison of the sexual systems in the trees from the Australian tropics with other tropical biomes-more monoecy but why?”. American Journal of Botany 92.6 (2005), pp. 907-919. doi: 10.3732/ajb.92.6.907.
Sjostrom_200644A. Sjöström and C. L. Gross. “Life-history characters and phylogeny are correlated with extinction risk in the Australian angiosperms”. Journal of Biogeography 33.2 (2006), pp. 271-290. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2005.01393.x.
ABRS_198133B. A. Barlow, H. T. Clifford, A. S. George, and A. K. A. McCusker. Flora of Australia. 1981. url: http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/flora/main/.
ABRS_202233Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
NHNSW_2014_233Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
NHNSW_202233N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.