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Macadamia is an evergreen genus that grows 2–12 m (7–40 ft) tall.. The leaves are arranged in whorls of three to six, lanceolate to obovate or elliptic in shape, 60–300 mm (2 + 1 ⁄ 2 –12 in) long and 30–130 mm (1 + 1 ⁄ 8 – 5 + 1 ⁄ 8 in) broad, with an entire or spiny-serrated margin.
Macadamia oil, also known as macadamia nut oil, is a non-volatile oil extracted from the nuts of the macadamia tree (Macadamia integrifolia), indigenous to Australia. This oil is used in culinary applications as a frying or salad oil, and in cosmetics for its emollient properties and as a fragrance fixative .
A small bowl of mixed nuts An assortment of mixed nuts A culinary nut is a dry, edible fruit or seed that usually, but not always, has a high fat content. Nuts are used in a wide variety of edible roles, including in baking, as snacks (either roasted or raw), and as flavoring. In addition to botanical nuts, fruits and seeds that have a similar appearance and culinary role are considered to be ...
The name Proteaceae was adapted by Robert Brown from the name Proteae coined in 1789 for the family by Antoine Laurent de Jussieu, based on the genus Protea, which in 1767, Carl Linnaeus derived from the name of the Greek god Proteus, a deity who was able to change between many forms.
Macadamia ternifolia (common names: small-fruited Queensland nut, gympie nut) [5] is a tree in the flowering plant family Proteaceae, native to Queensland in Australia, [2] [3] and is listed as vulnerable under the EPBC Act. [5] Macadamia ternifolia is a small multi-stemmed tree which grows up to 8 m
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Malagasia is a monotypic genus of trees in the family Proteaceae.The sole species is Malagasia alticola, endemic to Madagascar. [2]The species was originally described in 1963 by French botanist René Capuron.
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]