This native tree
is commonly known as
Bauple nut.
Macadamia integrifolia
is described as a "dicot"
in the
Proteaceae
family.
In the Queensland Nature Conservation Act it is classified as Vulnerable.
Under the Federal Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act it is classified as Vulnerable.
Northern limit is Mount Bauple and elsewhere south to the Gold Coast. Leaf blade apices obtuse, seeds 1.8-3.0 cm in diameter, kernel edible (Stanley and Ross. 1986. Flora of south-eastern Queensland, Volume 2). Fruiting and flowering Mount Bauple July 2016 (Photos). Listed as a priority locally significant species in the Fraser Coast Region Threatened Species Action Plan (Ecosure 2019, Stage 2 TSAP for Fraser Coast LGA, version R3, Report to Fraser Coast Regional Council. Brisbane.).
It has been recorded in the Wide Bay district in the Queensland Herbarium Census and is
listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in the Atlas of Living Australia.
Reported at 4 Fraser Coast localities: Bauple, Tinana, Tinana South, Point Vernon.
Fraser Coast distribution based on field reports.
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