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ZAMIA FERN FACTS |
Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License
Common Name
Zamia Fern
Description
The Zamia Fern is a cycad with smooth edged leaves growing straight from the underground tuber with about seven branches on mature leaf. The individual leaflets are in bipinnate arrangement around the stem. The fruit is pineapple shaped cone, with green -purple oval seeds.
Habitat
subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests
Distribution
north-east Queensland coast and ranges
Growth Characteristics
Height: to 1.5m
Propagation
seed. large plants can be divided
Classification
| Class: | Cycadopsida | | Order: | Cycadales | | Family: | Stangeriaceae | | Genus: | Bowenia | | Species: | spectabilis | | Common Name: | Zamia Fern |
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