About Cryptocarya macdonaldii B.Hyland
Cryptocarya macdonaldii is a tree that typically reaches a maximum height of 30 meters (98 feet), and its stems are sometimes buttressed. The leaves of this species range from elliptic to egg-shaped to oblong, measuring 90 to 130 millimeters (3.5 to 5.1 inches) long and 30 to 50 millimeters (1.2 to 2.0 inches) wide, borne on a petiole 6 to 14 millimeters (0.24 to 0.55 inches) long. Flowers are arranged in panicles located in leaf axils or on the ends of branches, and these panicles are usually longer than the leaves. The flowers are cream-colored and carry an unpleasant scent. The perianth tube measures 1.1 to 1.3 millimeters (0.04 to 0.05 inches) in both length and width. Outer anthers are 0.5 to 0.6 millimeters (0.02 to 0.02 inches) in both length and width, while inner anthers are 0.6 to 0.7 millimeters (0.02 to 0.03 inches) long and 0.4 to 0.5 millimeters (0.02 to 0.02 inches) wide. Flowering takes place in January and February. The fruit is an elliptical black drupe, about 15 millimeters (0.6 inches) long and 11 millimeters (0.43 inches) wide, with creamy-yellow cotyledons. This species grows in rainforest at altitudes between sea level and 1,000 meters (3,300 feet), in Central Queensland, Australia, occurring between Proserpine and Eungella, and from Miriam Vale to south of Brisbane.
