Accession Data

Corynocarpus laevigatus

Common Name: Karaka, New Zealand Laurel

Family: Corynocarpaceae

Country of Origin: New Zealand

Description: This New Zealand evergreen normally makes a 20-30 ft (6-9 m) tree with a dense, rounded crown. The broad leathery leaves are lustrous deep green and up to 8 in (20 cm) long. Clusters of small yellow-green flowers are followed in fall (autumn) or winter by orange-yellow fruit 3/4-1 1/2 in (18-38 mm) long, each containing a large, highly poisonous seed - it was only after careful treatment and roasting that this was made safe to eat by the Maoris.

Accession Data

USDA Zone: 9-11

Accession #: 198500638

Accession Date: 1985-12-31 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 1220

Quantity: 2

Source: Unknown

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Subclass: eurosids I

Order: Cucurbitales

Family: Corynocarpaceae

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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References

  1. Plants For A Future Website
  2. Botanica, Turner & Wasson, 1997 (CD-ROM version)
  3. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed 21 October 2015.
  4. WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed 21 October 2015.

Images

Corynocarpus laevigatus