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Macadamia integrifolia

Macadamia integrifolia, Photo: Michael Lahanas

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Ordo: Proteales

Familia: Proteaceae
Subfamilia: Grevilleoideae
Tribus: Macadamieae
Subtribus: Macadamiinae
Genus: Macadamia
Species: Macadamia integrifolia
Name

Macadamia integrifolia Maiden & Betche, Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales Ser. II, 21: 624 (1897)
Synonyms

Macadamia ternifolia var. integrifolia (Maiden & Betche) Maiden & Betche, Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales (1900).

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Australasia
Australia
New South Wales, Queensland (introduced elsewhere)

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Maiden, J.H. & Betche, E. 1897. On a new species of Macadamia, together with notes on two plants new to the colony. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 21: 624–627. BHL Reference page.

Additional references

Gross, C.L. 1995: Macadamia. Flora of Australia 16: 419–425. Reference page. [See p. 422]

Links

Hassler, M. 2022. Macadamia integrifolia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2022 Jan. 20. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Macadamia integrifolia. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 20 2022.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Macadamia integrifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2022 Jan. 20. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2022. Macadamia integrifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2022 Jan. 20.

Vernacular names
suomi: Australianmakadamia, australianpähkinä

Macadamia integrifolia is a small to medium-sized tree, growing to 15 metres in height. Native to rainforests in south east Queensland and northern New South Wales, Australia. Common names include macadamia, smooth-shelled macadamia, bush nut, Queensland nut and nut oak.[2]
Description

Macadamia integrifolia leaves are simple, oblong in shape, glossy, entire with wavy leaf margins and are 20 cm long and 10 cm wide.[3] The flowers are white or pink followed by woody, edible rounded fruits[4] which are 2 to 3.5 cm in diameter.

This tree is rarely cultivated for ornamental purposes.[2]

It has been introduced to Mexico and has done well in the states of Michoacán and Jalisco.[5]

The trees will survive in hardiness zones 10 and 11.
See also

Macadamia nuts

References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Macadamia integrifolia.

Forster, P.; Griffith, S.; Ford, A.; Benwell, A. (2020). "Macadamia integrifolia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T113180064A113310165. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T113180064A113310165.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
Department of the Environment (2020). "Species Profile and Threats Database: Macadamia integrifolia". Department of the Environment, Canberra.
"Australian Native Plants Society (Australia)".
Hargreaves, Dorothy; Hargreaves, Bob (1964). Tropical Trees of Hawaii. Kailua, Hawaii: Hargreaves. p. 40.

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.
G. J. Harden. "New South Wales Flora Online: Macadamia integrifolia". Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia.

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