Macadamia tetraphylla
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| Macadamia tetraphylla L.A.S.Johnson |
Macadamia tetraphylla is a tree in the Proteaceae family, native to New South Wales and Queensland in Australia. Common names include Macadamia Nut, Poppel Nut, Prickly Macadamia, Queensland Nut, Rough-shelled Bush Nut and Rough-shelled Queensland Nut
This species has dense foliage and grows up to 18 metres in height. The leaves, which have toothed margins, are 7 to 25 cm in length. It has long, pendent creamy pink to purple flowers, followed by woody, rounded fruits which are 2 to 3 cm in diameter and contain edible seeds.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Rough-shelled Bush Nut - profile. Department of Environment & Climate Change NSW. Retrieved on 2008-01-26.
- Macadamia tetraphylla. Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- New South Wales Flora Online: Macadamia tetraphylla by G. J. Harden, Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia
