Macrozamia moorei

Macrozamia moorei
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Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Class:	Cycadopsida
Order:	Cycadales
Family:	Zamiaceae
Genus:	Macrozamia
Species:	M. moorei
Binomial name
Macrozamia moorei F. Muell

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

• Macrozamia moorei02.jpg

  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).
• Hill (2003). Macrozamia moorei. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 12 May 2006 IUCN Red List: Macrozamia moorei.

External links

• The Cycad Pages: Macrozamia moorei
• Macrozamia moorei F.Muell.
• PACSOA: Macrozamia moorei