Distribution of Macrozamia (2).
Common Names
Taxonomic notes
Description
"Stem mostly subterranean but in shallow soils forming an aerial trunk 1-2 m high, 30-60 cm diam. Leaves 50-100 in the crown, 70-200 cm long, rachis not twisted; pinnae 70-130, longest 16-35 cm long, 4-12 mm wide, simple, not crowded, thick and rigid, rather dull, with 7-13 scarcely raised veins below; lowest pinnae reduced to spines; spine-free petiole 12-60 cm long. Male cones 20-45 cm long, 8-12 cm diam., longest spines 2-5 cm long. Female cones 20-45 cm long, 10-20 cm diam.; longest spines 4-10 cm long; seeds 3-4.5 cm long, 2-3 cm diam., scarlet when ripe" (1).Range
"Grows in sclerophyll forest on sandy to loamy soils, often in dense stands; on the coast and adjacent ranges from the Macleay R. system to Bega, and the Goulburn R. district" (1).Big Tree
Oldest
Ethnobotany
Observations
Seen at Sydney Botanical Garden.Remarks
Citations
(1) Harden 1990.(2) Jones 1993.
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Last modified on 29-Dec-98