Macadamia tetraphylla
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Macadamia tetraphylla (cultivated, labelled) Maranoa Gardens, Balwyn, Victoria, Australia
Photograph by Melburnian. Some rights reserved.
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MACADAMIA NUT FACTS
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Common Name
Macadamia Nut
Description
The Macadamia Nut (Macadamia tetraphylla) is a rainforest tree belonging to the Proteaceae family. It has a number of other common names including Queensland Nut, Poppel Nut, Prickly Macadamia, Rough-shelled Bush Nut and Rough-shelled Queensland Nut. The plant has dense foliage. Leaves are 7cm to 25cm long with toothed margins. It produces long pendants of white, pink to purple flowers. The flowers are followed by 15cm to 45cm clusters of woody round fruits. The individual fruits are about 2cm to 3cm in diameter with edible kernels. The nuts are grown commercially for human consumption.
Height
8m - 15m
Spread
6m - 8m
Habitat
rainforest
Wildlife Interest
birds may nest in dense foliage
Distribution
native to New South Wales and Queensland
Classification
| Class: | Magnoliopsida | | Order: | Proteales | | Family: | Proteaceae | | Genus: | Macadamia | | Species: | tetraphylla | | Common Name: | Macadamia Nut |
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