Lasjia hildebrandii

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Lasjia hildebrandii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Lasjia
Species:
L. hildebrandii
Binomial name
Lasjia hildebrandii
Synonyms
  • Macadamia hildebrandiiSteenis, 1952

Lasjia hildebrandii, also known as Celebes nut, Sulawesi nut, Sulawesi macadamia or Hildebrand's macadamia, is a species of forest tree in the protea family that is endemic to the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia. Its closest relative is Lasjia erecta , also a Sulawesi endemic.

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History

The tree was first described in 1952 by Dutch botanist Van Steenis as a species of Macadamia , but was transferred in 2008, in a paper in the American Journal of Botany by Peter Weston and Austin Mast, to the new genus Lasjia.

Description

The species grows to about 14 m in height by 10 m across. It produces edible nuts. [1]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs on the large Wallacean island of Sulawesi (formerly Celebes) in Indonesia, on well-drained soils in or near lowland tropical rainforest. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Macadamia hildebrandii - Steenis". Plants for a Future . PFAF. Retrieved 14 April 2021.