Macrozamia is a genus of 38-40 species of
cycadCycads are a group of seed plants characterized by a large crown of compound leaves and a stout trunk. They are evergreen, gymnospermous, dioecious plants having large pinnately compound leaves...
s, in the family
ZamiaceaeThe Zamiaceae are a family of cycads that are superficially palm or fern-like. They are divided into two subfamilies with eight genera and about 150 species in the tropical and warm temperate regions of Africa, Australia and North and South America....
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endemicEndemism is the ecological state of being unique to a particular geographic location, such as a specific island, habitat type, nation, or other defined zone. To be endemic to a place or area means that it is found only in that part of the world and nowhere else. For example, many species of lemur...
to
AustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the continental mainland , the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans...
. The majority of the species occur in eastern Australia in southeast
QueenslandQueensland is a state of Australia that occupies the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory to the west, South Australia to the south-west and New South Wales to the south. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
and
New South WalesNew South Wales is Australia's most populous state, located in the south-east of the country, north of Victoria, south of Queensland and east of South Australia...
, with one species in the
Macdonnell RangesThe MacDonnell Ranges of the Northern Territory, are a 644 km long series of mountain ranges located in the centre of Australia , and consist of parallel ridges running to the east and west of Alice Springs. The ranges are composed of many rock types, but are most famous for their red quartzite...
of
Northern TerritoryThe Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions...
and three in southern
Western AustraliaWestern Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. Australia's largest state and the second largest subnational entity in the world, it has 2.2 million inhabitants , 85% of whom live in the south-west corner of the state.The state's capital...
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Macrozamia is a genus of 38-40 species of
cycadCycads are a group of seed plants characterized by a large crown of compound leaves and a stout trunk. They are evergreen, gymnospermous, dioecious plants having large pinnately compound leaves...
s, in the family
ZamiaceaeThe Zamiaceae are a family of cycads that are superficially palm or fern-like. They are divided into two subfamilies with eight genera and about 150 species in the tropical and warm temperate regions of Africa, Australia and North and South America....
,
endemicEndemism is the ecological state of being unique to a particular geographic location, such as a specific island, habitat type, nation, or other defined zone. To be endemic to a place or area means that it is found only in that part of the world and nowhere else. For example, many species of lemur...
to
AustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the continental mainland , the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans...
. The majority of the species occur in eastern Australia in southeast
QueenslandQueensland is a state of Australia that occupies the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory to the west, South Australia to the south-west and New South Wales to the south. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
and
New South WalesNew South Wales is Australia's most populous state, located in the south-east of the country, north of Victoria, south of Queensland and east of South Australia...
, with one species in the
Macdonnell RangesThe MacDonnell Ranges of the Northern Territory, are a 644 km long series of mountain ranges located in the centre of Australia , and consist of parallel ridges running to the east and west of Alice Springs. The ranges are composed of many rock types, but are most famous for their red quartzite...
of
Northern TerritoryThe Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions...
and three in southern
Western AustraliaWestern Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. Australia's largest state and the second largest subnational entity in the world, it has 2.2 million inhabitants , 85% of whom live in the south-west corner of the state.The state's capital...
.
The common name
Burrawang, originally referring to
M. communis in the
Daruk Australian Aboriginal languageThe Sydney language, also referred to as Dharug or Iyora, is an extinct Australian Aboriginal language that was spoken in the region of Sydney, New South Wales....
, is often used for all the species in the genus.
Species
- Macrozamia cardiacensis
Macrozamia cardiacensis is a species of plant in the Zamiaceae family. It is endemic to Australia.-References:* Hill, K.D. 2003. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
- southeast Queensland
- Macrozamia communis
Macrozamia communis is an Australian cycad found on the east coast of New South Wales. The common name for the species is burrawang, a word derived from the Daruk Australian Aboriginal language; this name is also often applied to other species of Macrozamia.The burrawang has the most extensive...
- east coast of New South Wales
- Macrozamia concinna
Macrozamia concinna is a species of plant in the Zamiaceae family. It is endemic to New South Wales, Australia.-References:* Hill, K.D. 2003. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
- New South Wales
- Macrozamia conferta
Macrozamia conferta is a species of plant in the Zamiaceae family. It is endemic to Australia.-Source:* Hill, K.D. 2003. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
- southeast Queensland
- Macrozamia cranei
Macrozamia cranei is a species of plant in the Zamiaceae family. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.-Source:* Hill, K.D. 2003. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
- southeast Queensland
- Macrozamia crassifolia
Macrozamia crassifolia is a species of plant in the Zamiaceae family. It is endemic to Australia.-Source:* Hill, K.D. 2003. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
- southeast Queensland
- Macrozamia denisoni - southeast Queensland
- Macrozamia diplomera
Macrozamia diplomera is a species of plant in the Zamiaceae family. It is endemic to New South Wales, Australia.-References:* Hill, K.D. 2003. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
- New South Wales
- Macrozamia douglasii
Macrozamia douglasii is a species of plant in the Zamiaceae family. It is endemic to Queensland, Australia.-References:* Hill, K.D. 2003. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
- southeast Queensland
- Macrozamia dyeri
Macrozamia dyeri is a species of plant in the Zamiaceae family. It is endemic to Western Australia.-References:* Hill, K.D. 2003. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
- southern coast of Western Australia
- Macrozamia elegans
Macrozamia elegans is a species of plant in the Zamiaceae family. It is endemic to New South Wales, Australia.-Source:* Hill, K.D. 2003. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
- New South Wales
- Macrozamia fawcettii
Macrozamia fawcettii is a species of plant in the Zamiaceae family. It is endemic to New South Wales, Australia.-References:* Hill, K.D. 2003. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
- New South Wales
- Macrozamia fearnsidei
Macrozamia fearnsidei is a species of plant in the Zamiaceae family. It is endemic to Australia.-References:* Hill, K.D. 2003. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
- southeast Queensland
- Macrozamia flexuosa
Macrozamia flexuosa is a species of plant in the Zamiaceae family. It is endemic to New South Wales, Australia.-Source:* Hill, K.D. 2003. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
- New South Wales
- Macrozamia fraseri
Macrozamia fraseri is a species of plant in the Zamiaceae family. It is endemic to the south west of Western Australia, and restricted largely to the sandy soils of the Swan Coastal Plain and Geraldton Sandplains...
- southwestern Western Australia
- Macrozamia glaucophylla
Macrozamia glaucophylla is a species of plant in the Zamiaceae family. It is endemic to New South Wales, Australia.-References:* Hill, K.D. 2003. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
- New South Wales
- Macrozamia heteromera
Macrozamia heteromera is a species of plant in the Zamiaceae family. It is endemic to New South Wales, Australia.-References:* Hill, K.D. 2003. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
- New South Wales
- Macrozamia humilis
Macrozamia humilis is a species of plant in the Zamiaceae family. It is endemic to New South Wales, Australia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.-Source:* Hill, K.D. 2003. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
- New South Wales
- Macrozamia johnsonii
Macrozamia johnsonii is a species of plant in the Zamiaceae family. It is endemic to New South Wales, Australia.-References:* Hill, K.D. 2003. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
- New South Wales
- Macrozamia lomandroides
Macrozamia lomandroides is a species of plant in the Zamiaceae family. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.-Source:* Hill, K.D. 2003. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
- southeast Queensland
- Macrozamia longispina
Macrozamia longispina is a species of plant in the Zamiaceae family. It is endemic to Australia.-References:* Hill, K.D. 2003. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
- southeast Queensland
- Macrozamia lucida
Macrozamia lucida is a species of plant in the Zamiaceae family. It is endemic to Australia.-Distribution and habitat:This specie is found in Southern Queensland, from around Brisbane north to Nambour, in coastal wet sclerophyll forest.-References:...
- southeast Queensland
- Macrozamia macdonnellii
Macrozamia macdonnellii is a species of plant in the Zamiaceae family. It is endemic to Australia.Macrozamia macdonnellii is not eaten by the Arrernte people of the Macdonnell Ranges due to the extensive process of toxin leaching that is required....
- Macdonnell Ranges, Northern Territory
- Macrozamia macleayi - New South Wales
- Macrozamia miquelii
Macrozamia miquelii is a species of plant in the Zamiaceae family. It is endemic to Australia.-References:* Hill, K.D. 2003. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
- southeast and central Queensland
- Macrozamia montana
Macrozamia montana is a species of plant in the Zamiaceae family. It is endemic to New South Wales, Australia.-References:* Hill, K.D. 2003. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
- New South Wales
- Macrozamia moorei
Macrozamia moorei is a cycad in the family Zamiaceae, native to Queensland .It is the tallest-growing species of Macrozamia, growing to 7 m tall with a trunk 50-80 cm diameter...
- southeast and central Queensland
- Macrozamia mountperriensis
Macrozamia mountperriensis is a species of plant in the Zamiaceae family. It is endemic to Queensland, Australia.-References:* Hill, K.D. 2003. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
- southeast Queensland
- Macrozamia occidua
Macrozamia occidua is a species of plant in the Zamiaceae family. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.-Source:* Hill, K.D. 2003. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
- southeast Queensland
- Macrozamia parcifolia
Macrozamia parcifolia is a species of plant in the Zamiaceae family. It is endemic to Australia.-Source:* Hill, K.D. 2003. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
- southeast Queensland
- Macrozamia pauli-guilielmi
Macrozamia pauli-guilielmi is a species of plant in the Zamiaceae family. It is endemic to Australia.-Source:* Hill, K.D. 2003. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
- southeast Queensland, northeast New South Wales
- Macrozamia platyrachis - southeast Queensland
- Macrozamia plurinervia
Macrozamia plurinervia is a species of plant in the Zamiaceae family. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.-Source:* Hill, K.D. 2003. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
- southeast Queensland, northeast New South Wales
- Macrozamia polymorpha
Macrozamia polymorpha is a species of plant in the Zamiaceae family. It is endemic to New South Wales, Australia.-References:* Hill, K.D. 2003. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
- New South Wales
- Macrozamia reducta
Macrozamia reducta is a species of plant in the Zamiaceae family. It is endemic to New South Wales, Australia.-References:* Hill, K.D. 2003. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
- New South Wales
- Macrozamia riedlei
Macrozamia riedlei is a species of plant in the Zamiaceae family. It is endemic to Western Australia.Found on lateritic soils and in Jarrah forests....
- southwestern Western Australia
- Macrozamia secunda
Macrozamia secunda is a species of plant in the Zamiaceae family. It is endemic to New South Wales, Australia.-Source:* Hill, K.D. 2003. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
- New South Wales
- Macrozamia serpentina - southeast Queensland
- Macrozamia spiralis
Macrozamia spiralis is a species of plant in the Zamiaceae family. It is endemic to New South Wales, Australia.-Source:* Hill, K.D. 2003. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
- New South Wales
- Macrozamia stenomera
Macrozamia stenomera is a species of plant in the Zamiaceae family. It is endemic to New South Wales, Australia.-References:* Hill, K.D. 2003. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
- New South Wales
- Macrozamia viridis
Macrozamia viridis is a species of plant in the Zamiaceae family. It is endemic to Australia.-Source:* Hill, K.D. 2003. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
- southeast Queensland
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