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Macadamia is a genus of four species of trees in the flowering plant family Proteaceae. [1] [2] They are indigenous to Australia, native to northeastern New South Wales and central and southeastern Queensland specifically. Two species of the genus are commercially important for their fruit, the macadamia nut / ˌ m æ k ə ˈ d eɪ m i ə / (or ...
Macadamia: macadamia nut trees; Macadamia integrifolia: smooth-shelled macadamia Proteaceae (protea family) Macadamia ternifolia: small-fruited macadamia Proteaceae (protea family) Macadamia tetraphylla: rough-shelled macadamia Proteaceae (protea family) Mimetes: pagoda bushes; Mimetes cucullatus: common pagoda bush Proteaceae (protea family ...
Macadamia integrifolia trees grow to 15 metres (49 ft) in height. The leaves are simple, oblong in shape, glossy, entire with wavy leaf margins and are 20 centimetres (8 in) 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.
The wood from the trees of this family is widely used in construction and for internal uses such as decoration; the wood from species of Protea, Leucadendron and Grevillea is especially popular. Many species are used in gardening, particularly genera of Banksia , Embothrium , Grevillea , and Telopea .
Macadamia tetraphylla was the first Australian native food plant to be grown by non-indigenous Australians as a commercial crop. The first commercial plantation of macadamia trees were planted in the early 1880s by Charles Staff at Rous Mill, 12 km southeast of Lismore, New South Wales, consisting of M. tetraphylla. [4]
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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. [ 3 ] Each leaf is 9–12.5 cm long, 2–3.5 cm wide and is dull above and paler below. [ 3 ]
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