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Macrozamia moorei

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 tall with a trunk 50–80 cm diameter. It has keeled leaves up to 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.

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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).

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