Cryptocarya turbinata is a species of flowering plant in the laurel family, Lauraceae. It is a tree native to Fiji, Niue, the Samoan Islands, Tonga, and Vanuatu.[1]

Cryptocarya turbinata
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Cryptocarya
Species:
C. turbinata
Binomial name
Cryptocarya turbinata
Gillespie (1931)
Synonyms[1]

Cryptocarya glaucescens var. pacifica Burkill (1901)

In Tonga it is a common canopy tree in lowland tropical rain forest below 500 meters elevation.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Cryptocarya turbinata Gillespie. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Tongan tropical moist forests". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.