Cryptocarya turbinata
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| Cryptocarya turbinata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| 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] | |
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Cryptocarya glaucescens var. pacifica Burkill (1901) | |
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]
In Tonga it is a common canopy tree in lowland tropical rain forest below 500 meters elevation.[2]