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Description: | Small evergreen tree, cultivated for its edible nuts and sometimes naturalised. Leaves petiolate, whorled, oblanceolate to narrowly oblong; margin wavy, entire or with spaced sharp teeth, particularly on young plants. Flowers in dense racemes, white. Fruit subspherical, 25-35 mm long, with a pointed tip. |
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Derivation of specific name: | integrifolia: with entire leaves, referring to the leaf margin, although some leaves, particularly on young plants are toothed. |
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Worldwide distribution: | Native to south-eastern Queensland, Australia |
Growth form(s): | Tree. |
Insects associated with this species: | Mesogenea varians (Larval foodplant) |
Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Literature: |
Parker, T. (2023). Common Trees of Mozambique The Tree Press, Austin, Texas, USA Pages 316 - 317. (Includes a picture). Troupin, G. (1978). Proteaceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume I Page 168. |