Macadamia aff. integrifolia Maiden & Betche

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Haslemere Lane, Umwinsidale

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Description:	Small evergreen tree, cultivated for its edible nuts and sometimes naturalised. Leaves petiolate, whorled, oblanceolate to narrowly oblong; margin wavy, entire or with spaced sharp teeth, particularly on young plants. Flowers in dense racemes, white. Fruit subspherical, 25-35 mm long, with a pointed tip.
Notes:	Note: Two species are cultivated, M. integrifolia and M. tetraphylla L.A.S. Johnson. The species readily hybridise, even in nature, and nowadays many specimens are hybrids. M. tetraphylla has become rare in the wild, due to this.
Derivation of specific name:	integrifolia: with entire leaves, referring to the leaf margin, although some leaves, particularly on young plants are toothed.
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Worldwide distribution:	Native to south-eastern Queensland, Australia
Growth form(s):	Tree.
Insects associated with this species:	Mesogenea varians (Larval foodplant)
Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Image last updated:	Wednesday 3 February 2010
Literature:

Flora of Zimbabwe: Macadamia aff. integrifolia

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Macadamia aff. integrifolia
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Macadamia aff. integrifolia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Macadamia aff. integrifolia
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Macadamia aff. integrifolia
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Macadamia aff. integrifolia
JSTOR Plant Science: Macadamia aff. integrifolia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Macadamia aff. integrifolia
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