''Terminalia cunninghamii'', commonly known as pindan quondong, pindan walnut or kalumburu almond, is a tree or shrub of the family ''

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'' native to

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. Some

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know the plant as kumpaja. The tree or shrub typically grows to a height of in height and is

deciduous In the fields of horticulture and botany, the term deciduous () means "falling off at maturity" and "tending to fall off", in reference to trees and shrubs that seasonally shed Leaf, leaves, usually in the autumn; to the shedding of petals, aft ...

. It blooms between January and October producing white-yellow flowers. It will fruit after two or three years, the nut that is produced is edible and when uncooked tastes like almond but when roasted tastes more like cashew nuts. It is found among

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outcrops and on dunes in the

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region of Western Australia growing in sandy soils. A project is under way to cultivate the tree alongside orchards of gubinge (''Terminalia ferdinandiana'', aka Kakadu plum) in the Broome area.

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q17583060 Trees of Australia Flora of Western Australia Plants described in 1923 cunninghamii