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Macadamia integrifolia
Medium tree to 20 m high, with rounded crown. White flowers 12 mm wide, hermaphrodite, in groups of 75-100, in hanging clusters of up to 30 cm long. Seed (nutl) surrounded by a hard shell that remains green until maturity when it only opens partially
native of eastern Australia. Now cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions
when the seed is ripe has an oil content of 50-80% (the seed of the photo is from a cultivated tree)
Spotted on Feb 9, 2012
Submitted on Feb 9, 2012
8 Comments
Sorry Argy bee, i've just seen this comment... :S
my father brought me the macadamia nut from friends
I think they have some trees in their crops
and yes! I tried to open one but is soooooooooooooo hard!!!
:))
Did you try to open one? :) I didn't know these were in Spain. Is it a big business? Thanks for this.
added! thank's!
Please add to Seed and Seed Pod mission.
Thanks!!
http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8362...
Thank's!
nice closeup
thought it would be interesting! :)
Thanks for sharing - never had an idea about how the shell is looking