Doryphora

Location & distribution maps

Phylogeny & links to associated information:

Wikipedia links:       Angiosperms > Basal Angiosperms > Magnoliids  >   Laurales > Atherospermataceae > Doryphora 

Other links:     

Plant  information

Common name:                unknown  

Conservation status:  unknown

Etymology:   

Flowers:                  

• The flowers are white star-shaped

• The blooms cover the tree at canopy level in the rainforest

Fruit:                         

• Propagated by birds that eat the berries

• The seed are very small and germinate in 80–100 days at 21 °C

Leaves:         

• Dark to medium green lanceolate lauroid leaves with serrated edges

• Have a strong sarsaparilla odor when crushed

Stem & branches: 

• The trees will reach approximately 30 m tall

Roots:         

• x

Habit:        

• Evergreen trees or shrubs 

Habitat:   

• Cloud forest and temperate rainforest

Distribution:                  

• Southern hemisphere & of Gondwana origin

Species:                     

• World:           4

• Australia:     2

Additional notes:     

• Doryphora is a genus of plant in the family Atherospermataceae, or formerly Monimiaceae. It contains four species, two endemic to Australia and two to New Caledonia.

• The genus includes plants with vicariant species that fulfil the same ecological role in other areas. The role of Nothofagus and Podocarpaceae was occupied by the Taxus and various oaks in other places

• Use

  • The lumber is used in cabinetry and a tonic is made from the bark of some species

  • Doryphora aromatica and Doryphora sassafras, which also have insect-repelling properties.

• Cultivation

  • They are cloud forest plants and need partial shade to full sun with a moist well-drained soil mix

  • The plants must kept moist at all times

  • The winter temperature must not fall below 10 °C

• Evolution

  • This genus originated in the Antarctic flora, and shares plant species with South America, New Caledonia, Tasmania and Australia

  • It was in the Cretaceous that angiosperm flora colonized New Zealand and New Caledonia, from South America, along the Antarctic margin of Gondwana, with species as Nothofagus and Proteaceae

  • They are yet umbrófila plants in forest or rainforest in place like New Caledonia

Sources of information:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doryphora (Jan 2024)