Athertonia diversifolia
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| Species: | A. diversifolia
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| Athertonia diversifolia (C.T.White) L.Johnson & B.Briggs
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Athertonia diversifolia, Atherton almond, is a small to medium sized rainforest tree of northern Queensland, Australia. It is endemic to the Atherton Tablelands where it is widespread.[1]
Leaves are variable in shape, lobed or entire, 12-20 cm long and 5-9 cm wide. Flowers are brown colored and borne on 20-30 cm long racemes. The lens shaped fruit is 3cm long, blue, containing a woody nut with a large edible kernal.
Uses
Atherton almond is cultivated to a limited extent for its edible nut.
References
- ^ Elliot,W.R., Jones, D.L., Enclyclopaedia of Australian Plants, Vol. 2, 1982 ISBN 0-85091-143-5
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