Scientific Name: Macadamia ternifolia

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  • Common Name:
    Gympie Nut
  • Type:
    Tree
  • Family:
    PROTEACEAE
  • Status:
    VULNERABLE
  • Flowers:
    Flower is long pink raceme from leaf axils late winter/early spring.
  • Fruit:
    The new flushes of growth make this an attractive species, however (unlike M. integrifolia) the kernel is cyanogenic (generating cyanide), i.e. bitter and poisonous.
  • Species List:
    Kin Kin Arboretum, Kennilworth Fig Tree Walk, Kin Kin Scrub, RE 12.3.1. RE 12.11.1. RE 12.11.10.
Cultural Notes

TAKE CARE! Some information about bush foods and medicines may be anecdotal. Correct identification and preparation is essential:

Kernel of this species not edible and regarded as POISONOUS. The new flushes of growth make this an attractive species, however (unlike M. integrifolia) the kernel is cyanogenic (generating cyanide), i.e. bitter and poisonous. (BRAIN)

Identification Notes

Branchlets brown with numerous raised lenticels. Leaves in whorls of 3. Margins irregularly toothed with fine point at each tip. Blade tough and leathery, dark green.

Associated Fauna

Butterflies: Pencilled Blue, Double Spotted Lineblue, Felder's Lineblue, Hairy Lineblue, Marbled Blue

Landscaping Notes

Successfully propagated by Barung Landcare||