Pindan quondong facts for kids

Terminalia cunninghamii, commonly known as pindan quondong, pindan walnut or kalumburu almond, is a tree or shrub of the family Combretaceae native to Western Australia. Indigenous people know the plant as kumpaja.

The tree or shrub typically grows to a height of 1.5 to 8 metres (5 to 26 ft) in height and is deciduous. 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 among sandstone outcrops and on dunes in the Kimberley region of Western Australia growing in sandy soils.