Hicksbeachia is a genus of two species of tree

Tree

A tree is a perennial woody plant. It is most often defined as a woody plant that has many secondary branches supported clear of the ground on a single main stem or trunk with clear apical dominance. A minimum height specification at maturity is cited by some authors, varying from 3 m to...

s in the family Proteaceae

Proteaceae

Proteaceae is a family of flowering plants distributed in the Southern Hemisphere. The family comprises about 80 genera with about 1600 species. Together with the Platanaceae and Nelumbonaceae they make up the order Proteales. Well known genera include Protea, Banksia, Embothrium, Grevillea,...

. They are native to northern New South Wales

New South Wales

New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

 and southeastern Queensland

Queensland

Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...

. They are commonly known as red bopple nut or beef nut due to the bright red colour of their fruits.

Species

• Hicksbeachia pilosa
  Hicksbeachia pilosa
  Hicksbeachia pilosa is a small tree in the family Proteaceae. This rare species is native to subtropical rainforest in Queensland in Australia. It was first described in 1988 by Australian botanist Peter Weston, after a collection by Garry Sankowsky and Peter Hind in 1986 at Bobbin Bobbin Falls in...
  
  P.H.Weston
• Hicksbeachia pinnatifolia
  Hicksbeachia pinnatifolia
  Hicksbeachia pinnatifolia is a small tree in the family Proteaceae. This rare species is native to subtropical rainforest in New South Wales and Queensland in Australia. Common names include Red Bopple Nut, Monkey Nut, Red Nut, Beef Nut, Rose Nut and Ivory Silky Oak. The tree produces fleshy, red,...
  
  F.Muell.

Neither of the two species is common. H. pinnatifolia is the one more commonly grown, due to its edible nuts.