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Macadamia ternifolia (common names: small-fruited Queensland nut, gympie nut) is a tree in the flowering plant family Proteaceae, native to Queensland in Australia, and is listed as vulnerable under the EPBC Act.
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Is it poisonous?
Considered toxic. Public sources list it as such; we have not verified this individually. The note covers its whole genus. The nuts from Macadamia jansenii and Macadamia ternifolia contain cyanogenic glycosides. Macadamias are toxic to dogs when ingested that cause weakness and hind limb paralysis within 12 hours of ingestion. The reason… Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Macadamia integrifolia — considered toxic
- Floydia praealta
- Macadamia tetraphylla — considered toxic
- Helicia glabriflora
- Beilschmiedia obtusifolia
- Eupomatia bennettii
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Proteales
- Family
- Proteaceae
- Genus
- Macadamia
- Species
- Macadamia ternifolia
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