Macrozamia moorei
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Macrozamia moorei is a cycad in the family Zamiaceae, native to Queensland (Australia).
The species was described by Ferdinand von Mueller in 1881, naming it after Charles Moore (1820-1905), director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney.
Description
Macrozamia moorei is the tallest-growing species of Macrozamia, growing to 7 metres (23 ft) tall with a trunk 50–80 cm diameter. It has keeled leaves up to 2.5 metres (8.2 ft) long, with short petioles bearing numerous spines, and 120-220 leaflets, each leaflet 20–35 cm long and 5–10 mm broad.
- Cultivation
The plant is cultivated by specialty plant nurseries as an ornamental plant.
Gallery
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Macrozamia moorei - Pollen cone
References
- Jones, David L. Cycads of the world. Australia, Reed Books (1993).
- Harden, Gwen J. Flora of New South Wales. Kensington, NSW (Australia), New South Wales University Press (1990).
- Template:IUCN2006
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