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Macadamia ternifolia
Also called Australian Nut, Bauplenut, Gympienut, Bushnut, Macadamia Nut, Maroochie Nut, Nut Oak
Macadamia ternifolia is a small, multi-stemmed tree native to southeast Queensland, reaching about 8 m, and is listed as vulnerable in Australia. It is a wild species rather than the commercial macadamia, and it needs warm, humid, frost-free conditions.
Macadamia ternifolia (common names: small-fruited Queensland nut, gympie nut) is a tree in the flowering plant family Proteaceae, native to Queensland in Australia, and is listed as vulnerable under the EPBC Act.
Macadamia ternifolia is a small multi-stemmed tree which grows up to 8 m tall. The narrowly ovate adult leaves are in whorls of three on a stalk which is 4–10 mm long. Each leaf is 9–12.5 cm long, 2–3.5 cm wide and is dull above and paler below. They are stiff, smooth and leathery, with slightly undulating margins and points at the tip. The midrib is prominent below, and slightly sunken above. Inflorescence is simple on a stem 5–18 cm long, with pink tepals 6–8.5 mm long, and filaments 4–7 mm long which are joined to the tepals for 0.5–6 mm and anthers 1–2 mm long.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Macadamia ternifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
