This native tree
is commonly known as
pepperberry.
Cryptocarya obovata
is described as a "dicot"
in the
Lauraceae
family.
Flagged as a potential locally significant species in the Fraser Coast Region.
In the Queensland Nature Conservation Act it is classified as Least Concern.
Under the Federal Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act it is not classified.
Recorded northern limit is Tinana Creek (Gwen Harden, Hugh Nicholson, Bill McDonald, Nan Nicholson, Terry Tame, John Williams. 2014. Rainforest Plants of Australia). Also reported at Dundowran, Tinana and Lenthalls Dam.
It has been recorded in the Wide Bay district in the Queensland Herbarium Census but is not
listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in the Atlas of Living Australia.
Reported at 8 Fraser Coast localities: Dundowran Beach, Craignish, Duckinwilla, Dundowran, Tinana, Teddington, Bauple Forest, Maryborough.
Fraser Coast distribution based on field reports.
AVH
