Cryptocarya elegans

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Cryptocarya elegans
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Cryptocarya
Species:
C. elegans
Binomial name
Cryptocarya elegans
(Reinecke) A.C.Sm.
Synonyms [2]
  • Cinnamomum elegans Reinecke

Cryptocarya elegans is a species of trees in the family Lauraceae. The species native range is the Samoa. This evergreen species can grow up to 20 meters tall, thriving in wet tropical forests at elevations reaching 700 meters. Its conservation status is endangered, primarily due to habitat loss. [1]

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Morphology

Habitat and Distribution

Endemic to Samoa, this species is found in tropical wet forests, typically at altitudes below 700 meters. [3]

Taxonomy

Once classified as Cinnamomum elegans by Franz Reinecke, it was reclassified to its current name, Cryptocarya elegans by Albert Charles Smith in 1951. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 de Kok, R. (2021). "Cryptocarya elegans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T159080777A159443897. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T159080777A159443897.en . Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Cryptocarya elegans (Reinecke) A.C.Sm". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Plantes et botanique : Genre des Cryptocarya". Plantes et botanique (in French). 2020-05-27. Retrieved 2024-11-22.