Macadamia tree

Macadamia is a plant genus within the silver tree family (Proteaceae). The macadamia tree is an evergreen tree or shrub that can reach a height of up to 15 meters. Originally from Australia, the plant is now widespread throughout the South Pacific region as far as South Africa. The fruit of the tree, the macadamia nut, is 2 to 3 cm in size and looks very similar to a chestnut. It is surrounded by a hard shell.

Macadamia ternifolia is the parent plant of macadamia ternifolia seed oil, which is extracted from the nuts by cold pressing. It is used for both nutritional and cosmetic purposes.