Macadamia ternifolia
Small-fruited Queensland nut · also Gympie nut, Queenslandnut, Macadamia-nut
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Macadamia ternifolia is a small, multi-stemmed evergreen tree native to Queensland, Australia, growing up to 8 meters tall. It produces edible nuts and is listed as vulnerable. The species is relatively drought and salt tolerant, but is rarely planted as a street tree.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 130.00%35 yr7.5 in
Traits
- Form
- Multi-trunk
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 26.2 ft
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Drought tolerance
- Moderate
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
- Tolerates
- coastal, salt
Trunk diameters across every city: median 7.5 in, mean 8.3 in, 90th percentile 17 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
- Queensland tropical rain forests
Other Macadamia in the catalogue
2 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
