Cryptocarya hypospodia

Cryptocarya hypospodia F.Muell. (1866 October) . 

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

Distribution and Ecology

Occurs in NT, Cape York Peninsula, the wet tropics bio-region NE. Qld., central eastern Qld. and southwards to south eastern Queensland. 
Altitudinal range from sea level to 900 m.
Grows in well developed rain forest and drier rain forest but particularly common in the gallery forests of CYP and NEQ where its fruits are an important food source for fruit eating birds, particularly pigeons.
Also occurs in New Guinea.

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Harden et al (2024) Rainforest Plants of Au : Rockhampton to Victoria, quotation: "

Habitat and Distribution:

In subtropical rain forest; north from the Imbil area (S of Gympie), Qld, to Cape York, N Qld; also New Guinea.

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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 hypospodia F.Muell. (1866 October): → https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/88390/api/apni-format . 
Viewed: 2026 March 30th . 

• Harden Gwen, Hugh Nicholson, Bill McDonald, Nan Nicholson, Terry Tame and John Williams (2024) [2014]
Rainforest Plants of Au : Rockhampton to Victoria, information system and botanical matrix identification key - edition 2 
Cryptocarya hypospodia 

Mobile devices (phones and tablets) app.: 
→ https://rainforests.net.au/product/rainforest-plants-of-australia-mobile-app/ 
→ https://rainforestpublishing.com.au/shop/rainforest-plants-of-australia-2-0-mobile-app/ 

Computer (desktops and laptops) software: 
→ https://rainforests.net.au/product/rainforest-plants-of-australia-desktop-app/  
→ https://rainforestpublishing.com.au/publications/ 

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 hypospodia F.Muell. fact sheet: → https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/entities/Cryptocarya_hypospodia.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 hypospodia F.Muell. – "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 . 

• Northern Territory Herbarium (2015–)
FloraNT Northern Territory Flora Online . 
Cryptocarya hypospodia F.Muell. fact sheet: → https://eflora.nt.gov.au/factsheet?id=2896 . 
Department of Land Resource Management .
→ http://eflora.nt.gov.au
Viewed: 2026 March 30th . 

• Cooper, Wendy and William T (2004 June) 
Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest.
—pages: (241–, 246–) 249–250 (–253) .
Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia: Nokomis Editions. ISBN 9780958174213 . 

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