Proteaceae Juss.
Macadamia ternifolia F.Muell. , legitimate, scientific
Mueller, F.J.H. von (30 September 1857), Account of some new Australian plants. Transactions of the Philosophical Institute of Victoria 2: 72, & 2 plates. BHL [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "In forests on the Pine River of Moreton Bay. Hill & Mueller"
Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 68 [secondary reference]
Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 159 [secondary reference]
common name: Nut Tree [n/a]
Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 440 [secondary reference]
common name: Queensland Nut [n/a]
Sulman, F. (1913), A Popular Guide to the Wild Flowers of New South Wales 1: 33 [secondary reference]
common name: Popple Nut [n/a] common name: Queensland Nut [n/a]
Domin, K. (1921), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 585 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Helicia ternifolia F.Muell. legitimate
Sleumer, H.O. (1955), Studies in Old World Proteaceae. Blumea 8(1): 4 [secondary reference]
Sleumer, H.O. (December 1955), Proteaceae. Flora Malesiana Series I 5(2): 195-197 [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Helicia ternifolia F.Muell. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Macadamia integrifolia Maiden & Betche legitimate taxonomic synonym: Macadamia ternifolia var. integrifolia (Maiden & Betche) Maiden & Betche legitimate
Sleumer, H.O. (December 1955), Proteaceae. Flora Malesiana Series I 5(2): 197 [taxonomic synonym]
taxonomic synonym of: Macadamia tetraphylla L.A.S.Johnson legitimate
Smith, L.S. (1956), New species of and notes on Queensland plants. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 67: 39 [secondary reference]
  • Lectotype: "One sheet, now labelled Helicia ternifolia, was obtained on loan, and it shows on the upper right a flowering shoot with a single pseudoterminal raceme from which Mueller's plate (p.p.m.) of Macadamia ternifolia was probably prepared. This piece is designated LECTOTYPE of the species."
Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Proteaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 15, Fig. 2D [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Helicia ternifolia F.Muell. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Macadamia minor F.M.Bailey legitimate taxonomic synonym: Macadamia lowii F.M.Bailey legitimate
Thomas, M.B. & McDonald, W.J.F. (1987), Rare and threatened plants of Queensland: a checklist of geographically restricted, poorly collected and/or threatened vascular plant species Edn. 1: 43 [secondary reference]
Thomas, M.B. & McDonald, W.J.F. (1989), Rare and threatened plants of Queensland: a checklist of geographically restricted, poorly collected and/or threatened vascular plant species Edn. 2: 46 [secondary reference]
Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1989), Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family: 23, 454 (fig.), 458-459 (map) [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Helicia ternifolia F.Muell. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Macadamia minor F.M.Bailey legitimate taxonomic synonym: Macadamia lowii F.M.Bailey legitimate common name: Gympie nut [n/a] common name: Maroochie nut [n/a] common name: small-fruited Queensland nut [n/a]
  • Etymology: "From Latin, ternus, three, and folium, a leaf, referring to the leaves, which are in whorls of 3."
Robson, Peter J. (1993), Checklist of Australian Trees: alphabetical listings of common and scientific names: - [secondary reference]
common name: Maroochy Nut [n/a] common name: Small fruited Queensland Nut [n/a] common name: Rough leaved Bush Nut [n/a] common name: Rough Shelled Bush Nut [n/a] common name: Queensland Nut [n/a] common name: Nut Oak [n/a] common name: Macadamia Nut [n/a] common name: Bush Nut [n/a] common name: Bauple nut [n/a] common name: Australian Nut [n/a]
Gross, C.L. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1995), Macadamia. Flora of Australia 16: 422, Fig. 181, Map 470 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Helicia ternifolia F.Muell. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Macadamia minor F.M.Bailey legitimate taxonomic synonym: Macadamia lowii F.M.Bailey legitimate taxonomic synonym: Macadamia ternifolia var. typica Domin nom. inval.
Threatened Species and Communities Section, Biodiversity Group, Environment Australia (8 July 1998), Endangered Species Protection Act 1992. Schedules 1, 2 & 3: 23 [secondary reference]
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2005), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Helicia ternifolia F.Muell. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Macadamia ternifolia F.Muell. var. ternifolia legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Macadamia ternifolia var. typica Domin nom. inval. taxonomic synonym: Macadamia minor F.M.Bailey legitimate taxonomic synonym: Macadamia lowii F.M.Bailey legitimate
  • APC Dist.: Qld