Cryptocarya pleurosperma (poison laurel)

Cryptocarya pleurosperma C.T.White & W.D.Francis (1924) . 

Zich et al. (2020) Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants information system (RFK ed. 8), 
quotation: " 

Distribution and Ecology

Endemic to the wet tropics bio-region NE. Qld., 
restricted to the area between Bloomfield and Tully.
Altitudinal range from sea level to 700 m.
Grows in well developed lowland and upland rain forest on a variety of sites.

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Botanical Scholarly Literature References:   

• Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) and Australian Plant Census (APC) (2026): 
Council of the Heads of Australasian Herbaria (CHAH): 
Cryptocarya pleurosperma C.T.White & W.D.Francis (1924): → https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/88558/api/apni-format . 
Viewed: 2026 March 30th . 

• Zich Frank A, Bernie P M Hyland, Trevor Whiffin, Raelee A Kerrigan (2020) [1971]
Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants information system and botanical matrix identification key - edition 8 ('RFK 8'): 
Cryptocarya pleurosperma C.T.White & W.D.Francis fact sheet: → https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/entities/Cryptocarya_pleurosperma.htm 
Main site web page: → https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/
Viewed: 2026 March 30th . 

• McDonald W J and D G Hede, Qld Herbarium (2026) 
Census of the Queensland Flora and Fungi 2024.
Cryptocarya pleurosperma C.T.White & W.D.Francis – "Nature Conservation Act (NCA) Status : Least Concern" .
Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Queensland Government.
→ http://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/census-of-the-queensland-flora-and-fungi-2024
Dataset Accessed: 2025 July 19th and Nature Conservation Act (NCA) Status viewed 2026 March 30th . 

• Cooper, Wendy and William T (2004 June) 
Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest.
—pages: (241–, 246–) 251 (–253).
Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia: Nokomis Editions. ISBN 9780958174213 . 

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