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Cryptocarya is a genus of about 360 mostly tree species in the laurel family, found across tropical regions worldwide. Most are grown as trees in warm, humid tropical or subtropical conditions rather than as houseplants.
Cryptocarya is a genus of about 360 species of flowering plants in the laurel family, Lauraceae. Most species are trees, occasionally shrubs, distributed through the Neotropical, Afrotropical, Indomalayan, and Australasian realms. Most plants in the genus Cryptocarya have leaves arranged alternately along the stems, small flowers with 6 tepals, stamens in 2 rows, the inner row alternating with staminodes, and the fruit is a drupe.
Species of Cryptocarya are found in some parts of South America, southern Africa, Madagascar, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Japan, New Guinea and Australia.
The leaves of C. woodii have been found in prehistoric settlements in Africa and are believed to have been used for insect control.
Cryptocarya agathophylla · Glossy laurel · Bastard Camphor Tree
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