Macadamia integrifolia
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| Macadamia integrifolia | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Macadamia |
| Species: | M. integrifolia |
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| Macadamia integrifolia Maiden & Betche |
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Macadamia integrifolia is a tree in the Proteaceae family, native to Queensland in Australia. Common names include macadamia nut, bauple nut, Queensland nut or nut oak.
This species is a small tree; its leaves have toothed margins and are 7 to 15 cm in length. The flowers are white or pinkish followed by woody, rounded fruits which are 2 to 3.5 cm in diameter.
It has been introduced to Mexico and has done well in the States of Michoacán and Jalisco.[1]
The trees will survive in hardiness zones 10 and 11.
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- ^ Marisela Taboada & Rogelio Oliver Guadarrama. 2004. Cultivos alternativos en México. Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos. Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas. AGT Editor S.A. Mexico City, Mexico. ISBN 968-463-120-0
- "Macadamia integrifolia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?taxon_id=46190.
- New South Wales Flora Online: Macadamia integrifolia by G. J. Harden, Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia
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