Macadamia — 2 species
Botanical species in the genus Macadamia recorded in the PlantPeers database.
Macadamia integrifolia
Macadamia integrifolia
Family: Proteaceae
Cultivation
Macadamia integrifolia is a plant of the subtropics and tropics of eastern Australia. Iit has fairly stringent environmental needs if good crops of seeds are to be produced. In the tropics it fruits best at elevations from 1,000 - 1,600 metres, but succeeds down to sea level in the subtropics.
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Macadamia tetraphylla
Macadamia tetraphylla
Family: Proteaceae
Cultivation
Macadamia tetraphylla succeeds in cool tropical or subtropical climates - in Australia they fruit well even when growing at least as far south as Sydney. In the tropics the plant fruits best at elevations from 1,000 - 1,500 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 14 - 28°c, but can tolerate 8 - 38°c.
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