Lasjia hildebrandii
| Lasjia hildebrandii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Lasjia |
| Species: | L. hildebrandii |
| Binomial name | |
| Lasjia hildebrandii | |
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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.
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]
References
- ^ a b "Macadamia hildebrandii - Steenis". Plants for a Future. PFAF. Retrieved 14 April 2021.