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Macadamia tetraphylla

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Macadamia tetraphylla

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species of plant

Species

Endangered

SPECIES

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderProteales
  5. FamilyProteaceae
Observations recorded2,021

Trees or shrubs, 3-18 m tall. Leaves in whorls of (3-)4(-5); leaf subsessile or with petiole to 4 mm; leaf blade oblong-oblanceolate, leathery, base truncate to ± cordate, margin regularly spiny serrate; apex acute to shortly acuminate. Inflorescences axillary, simple, 5.5-38 cm, densely brownish yellow tomentose; bracts of flower pairs subulate to linear, 0.2-1.4 mm. Pedicel 2-3 mm. Perianth yellowish or pink, 5.5-15 mm, tomentose. Ovary and base of style brownish yellow pubescent. Fruit globose, 1.5-5 cm in diam., apex apiculate. Seed usually 1, testa bony, wrinkled or with shallow depressions. Fl. Mar-Apr, fr. Nov-Dec.

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
90
With media
41
Family
Proteaceae
Collections
INECOL, IBUNAM, MEL, LOB, SBBG, SD
Recorded in
Mexico, Australia, United States, Brasil

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Macadamia
Image
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taxon rank
species
taxon name
Macadamia tetraphylla
Commons gallery
Macadamia tetraphylla
taxon common name
四叶澳洲坚果
Commons category
Macadamia tetraphylla
IUCN conservation status
Endangered status
short name
M. tetraphylla
taxon range
Guangdong
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