Macadamia ternifolia

Location & distribution maps

Plant  information

Common name:         Gympie Nut

• Also, small-fruited Queensland nut

Conservation status: Vulnerable

• It  is listed as vulnerable under the EPBC Act

Etymology:   

Flowers

• The inflorescence is simple on a stem 5–18 cm long, with pink tepals 6–8.5 mm long

• The filaments are 4–7 mm long and are joined to the tepals for 0.5–6 mm 

• The anthers are 1–2 mm long

• The ovaries 0.4–1 mm long and the style 5–10 mm long

Fruit:                            

• The fruit is 14–22 mm long and 13–22 mm wide

• The seeds are globose to broadly ovoid and about 16 mm long and 12 mm wide

• They have a smooth shell about 1 mm thick

Leaves:         

• The narrowly ovate adult leaves are in whorls of three on a stalk which is 4–10 mm long

• Each leaf is 9–12.5 cm long, 2–3.5 cm wide and is dull above and paler below

• They are stiff, smooth and leathery, with slightly undulating margins and points at the tip

• The midrib is prominent below, and slightly sunken above

Stem & branches: 

Roots:         

Habit:        

• A small multi-stemmed tree which grows up to 8 m tall

Habitat:   

Distribution:                  

• Native to Queensland in Australia

Additional notes:     

Sources of information:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macadamia_ternifolia (2023)