Plants of South Eastern New South Wales

Eupomatia laurina

Flower, flower buds, and spent flower. Australian Plant Image Index, Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Key, photographer S Breeden

Branch with flower buds and spent flowers. Australian Plant Image Index, photographer Murray Fagg, Mt Lofty Botanic Gardens, SA

Leaves and fruit. Photographer Jackie Miles

Shrub. Australian Plant Image Index, photographer Murray Fagg, Maranoa Gardens, Melbourne, Vic

Common name

Bolwarra, Copper laurel

Family

Eupomatiaceae

Where found

Forest and near streams. Coast, ranges, and the eastern edge of the tablelands.

Notes

Shrub or tree to 15 m high. Fruit fleshy, edible. Bark brown, somewhat corky and scaly with shallow longitudinal furrows. Branchlets brown or black, hairless. Leaves with a spicy smell when rubbed, alternating up the stems, 5–15.5 cm long, 20–58 mm wide, hairless, upper surface shiny. Sometimes with a coppery tinge (particularly on new growth). Flowers scented, white to cream, 20-25 mm in diameter, with many 'petals'. Flowers single or in clusters of 2-3. Flowering: chiefly summer. Fruit green turning brownish, 15-25 mm in diameter.

Rare Vic.

PlantNET descrfiption:  http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Eupomatia~laurina  (accessed 22 January, 2021)