Corynocarpus Explained

Corynocarpus is the only genus of plants in the family Corynocarpaceae and includes five species.^[1] It is native to New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia, and Vanuatu.^[2]

Species

1. Corynocarpus cribbianus (F. M. Bailey) L. S. Sm. (syn C. australasicus) - New Guinea, Aru Islands, Queensland
2. Corynocarpus dissimilis Hemsl. - New Caledonia
3. Corynocarpus laevigatus J. R. Forst. & G. Forst. - New Zealand
4. Corynocarpus rupestris Guymer - Queensland, New South Wales
5. Corynocarpus similis Hemsl. - Vanuatu

External links

• Web site: John Sawyer, Bruce McFadgen and Paul Hughes . Karaka (Corynocarpus laevigatus J. R. et G. Forst.) in Wellington Conservancy (excluding Chatham Islands) . . 2009-11-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110607102520/http://www.doc.govt.nz/upload/documents/science-and-technical/DSIS101.pdf . 2011-06-07 . dead .
• W. Botting Hemsley . On the genus Corynocarpus Forst. with descriptions of two new species . . 1903 . 17 . 4 . 743–760 . 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aob.a088941 .
• Web site: Corynocarpus J.R. Forst. & G. Forst. . PLANTS database . United States Department of Agriculture.
• https://web.archive.org/web/20110715092517/http://www.plantcare.com/encyclopedia/new-zealand-laurel-1260.aspx
• W. R. Philipson . 1986 . Corynocarpus J. R. & G. Forst. – an isolated genus . . 95 . 1 . 9–18 . 10.1111/j.1095-8339.1987.tb01832.x.

Notes and References

1. Christenhusz, M. J. M. . Byng, J. W. . amp . 2016 . The number of known plants species in the world and its annual increase . Phytotaxa . 261 . 201–217 . 10.11646/phytotaxa.261.3.1 . 3 . Magnolia Press . free .
2. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=48195 KEw World Checklist of Selected Plant Families