Athertonia diversifolius

taxobox
name = Atherton Almond
regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Eudicots
ordo = Proteales
familia = Proteaceae
genus = "Athertonia"
species = "A. diversifolius"
binomial = "Athertonia diversifolius"
binomial_authority = (C.T.White) L.Johnson & B.Briggs|

Atherton almond, "Athertonia diversifolius", is a small to medium sized rainforest tree of northern Queensland, Australia. It is endemic to the Atherton Tablelands where it is widespread. [ Elliot,W.R., Jones, D.L., "Enclyclopaedia of ASustralian Plants", Vol. 2, 1982 ISBN 0-85091-143-5 ]

Leaves are variable in shape, lobed or entire, 12-20 cm long and 5-9 cm wide. Flowers are brown colored and borne on 20-30 cm long racemes. The lens shaped fruit is 3cm long, blue, containing a woody nut with a large edible kernal.

Uses

Atherton almond is cultivated to a limited extent for its edible nut.

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