Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Cryptocarya speciosa
Lauraceae Juss.
Cryptocarya speciosa C.Moore , nom. inval., nom. nud., scientific
Moore, C. (1863), Class IV., Section C.–Vegetable substances used in manufactures, &c. International Exhibition 1862: Reports by the juries on the subjects in the thirty-six classes into which the exhibition was divided: 36 [primary reference]
  • Text: "The wood of this is highly prized for decking ships in Australia, owing to its resistance of the exposure to sun and wet, but the colour is bad, and it appears inferior to our Norway plank."
  • Comment: nom. inval., nom. nud., as the accompanying text outlines only economic uses and features of the wood. Under ICN Art. 38.3 (Shenzhen Code, 2018) this does not meet the requirements for a description or diagnosis of the taxon.
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (29 September 2022), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]
  • APC Comment: A name of uncertain application.