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Cryptocarya rigida
Also called Brown Beech, Pigeonberry Ash, Rose Maple, Rose Walnut, Southern Maple
Cryptocarya rigida, commonly known as rose maple, southern maple, rose walnut, pigeonberry ash, forest maple or brown beech, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lauraceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is a shrub or small tree with lance-shaped to egg-shaped leaves, creamy green flowers, and elliptic black drupes.
Like most Australian species of Cryptocarya, removal of the fleshy aril is advised to assist seed germination, which is slow but reliable with C. rigida.
This species of Cryptocarya grows in rainforest, especially near the edges of rainforest, from 150–900 m (490–2,950 ft) elevation, from near Springbrook in southern Queensland to Dungog and Ourimbah in New South Wales.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cryptocarya rigida by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
