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Cryptocarya wyliei

Common names: red quince; red-haired laurel (Eng.); rooikweper (Afr.); umNgcabe (Zulu); umNqayane (Zulu, Xhosa)

Family: Lauraceae

... & H. F. Glen Kwazulu-Natal Herbarium Durban October 2007 Cryptocarya wyliei is a shrub or a small tree ranging from 2 ... margins, as well as riverine fringe forest and thicket. Cryptocarya The red-haired laurel makes a decorative ... This should ensure germination in about four to six weeks. Cryptocarya can also be grown from cuttings in summer. This ...

15 / 10 / 2007 | Hugh Glen | KwaZulu-Natal Herbarium

Common names: Cape laurel, Cape Quince, bastard camphor tree (E): rooikweper,Kaapse kweper (A); isithungwa, inqayana, ixobothi (Xhosa) umngcabe, umnqayane, isililan

Family: Lauraceae

... that are well developed, the drip tip is well pronounced. Cryptocarya woodii flowers in November with small ... Papilio euphranor breed on the foliage of the Cape quince. Cryptocarya This tree is grown from seed and cuttings. Seed ... in a warm place. Germination should take 4 to 6 weeks. Cryptocarya woodii is also propagated from cuttings in ...

19 / 12 / 2005 | Giles Mbambezeli | Kirstenbosch NBG

Common names: myrtle quince, myrtle-leaved wild-quince, camphor wild-quince (Eng.); mirtekweper, wildekanferboom (Afr.); umthungwa, unthungwane (isiXhosa); umngqabe

Family: Lauraceae

Cryptocarya myrtifolia has a scattered distribution, it ... forest to 1 500 m, in Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. Cryptocarya Evergreen tree, 10–20 m tall, leaves green ... leaves, bark and twigs have a distinct smell of camphor. Cryptocarya myrtifolia Stapf 115 Cryptocarya myrtifolia ...

11 / 06 / 2025 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

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Search results for "Cryptocarya" (displaying 3 of 3 on page 1)

Cryptocarya wyliei

Cryptocarya woodii

Cryptocarya myrtifolia