Macrozamia

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Burrawang
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Macrozamia communis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Cycadophyta
Class: Cycadopsida
Order: Cycadales
Family: Zamiaceae
Subfamily: Encephalartoideae
Tribe: Encephalarteae
Subtribe: Macrozamiinae
Genus: Macrozamia
Miq.
Type species
Macrozamia spiralis
(Salisbury) Miquel

Macrozamia is a genus of around forty species of cycads, family Zamiaceae, all of which are endemic to Australia. Many parts of the plant have been utilised for food and material, most of which is toxic if not processed correctly.

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Description

A genus of cycads with partially submerged bole or tree, small to medium height, bearing a crown of palm-like fronds. The dioecious plants bear large cones, becoming even larger when ripening on the female, containing reproductive parts of great size.

Distribution

The greatest diversity of species occurs in eastern Australia, in southeast Queensland and New South Wales, with one species in the Macdonnell Ranges of Northern Territory and three in the southwest region of Australia. [1] [2]

Taxonomy

Macrozamia fraseri cone Macrozamia fraseri cone.jpg
Macrozamia fraseri cone
MacDonnell Ranges cycad (Macrozamia macdonnellii) in Cycad Gorge, Finke Gorge National Park, NT CycadGorge.jpg
MacDonnell Ranges cycad (Macrozamia macdonnellii) in Cycad Gorge, Finke Gorge National Park, NT

The first description of the genus was published in 1842 by Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel in his Monographia Cycadearum, without designating a type. [3]

The common name "burrawang", [4] originally referring to M. communis in the Daruk Australian Aboriginal language,[ citation needed ] is often used for all the species in the genus. Informal names published in state listing for the genus include 'rickets' (Bailey, 1931) in Queensland, a name also used in Western Australia for the symptoms of ingestion of species by cattle, and terms zamia, zamia palm, burrawang palm (Ross, 1989) and djeeri (Hopper, 2014) continued to be noted by New South Wales, QLD and W.A. authors in specific and generic usages. [5] [6]

Species

Phylogeny of Macrozamia [7] [8]

M. lucida Johnson

M. moorei von Mueller

M. elegans Hill & Jones

M. diplomera (von Mueller 1866) Johnson

M. dyeri (von Mueller 1885) Gardner

ImageScientific nameDistribution
Macrozamia cardiacensis southeast Queensland
Burrawang1.JPG Macrozamia communis east coast of New South Wales
Macrozamia concinna New South Wales
Macrozamia conferta southeast Queensland
Macrozamia cranei southeast Queensland
Macrozamia crassifolia southeast Queensland
Macrozamia denisonii southeast Queensland
Macrozamia diplomera New South Wales
Macrozamia douglasii southeast Queensland
Macrozamia dyeri.jpg Macrozamia dyeri southern coast of Western Australia
Macrozamia elegans New South Wales
Macrozamia fawcettii 01.jpg Macrozamia fawcettii New South Wales
Macrozamia fearnsidei southeast Queensland
Macrozamia flexuosa New South Wales
Macrozamia fraseri.jpg Macrozamia fraseri southwestern Western Australia
Macrozamia glaucophylla New South Wales
Macrozamia heteromera New South Wales
Macrozamia humilis New South Wales
Macrozamia johnsonii.jpg Macrozamia johnsonii New South Wales
Macrozamia lomandroides southeast Queensland
Macrozamia longispina southeast Queensland
Macrozamia lucida 3zz.jpg Macrozamia lucida southeast Queensland
Macrozamia macdonnellii habit.jpg Macrozamia macdonnellii Macdonnell Ranges, Northern Territory
Macrozamia machinii Queensland
Macrozamia macleayi Queensland
Macrozamia miquelii Furnas 2015 (01).jpg Macrozamia miquelii southeast and central Queensland
Macrozamia montana New South Wales
Macrozamia moorei 4.jpg Macrozamia moorei southeast and central Queensland
Macrozamia mountperriensis (male).jpg Macrozamia mountperriensis southeast Queensland
Macrozamia occidua southeast Queensland
Macrozamia parcifolia southeast Queensland
Macrozamia pauli-guilielmi southeast Queensland, northeast New South Wales
Macrozamia platyrhachis southeast Queensland
Macrozamia plurinervia southeast Queensland, northeast New South Wales
Macrozamia polymorpha New South Wales
Macrozamia reducta New South Wales
Macrozamia riedlei Furnas 2015 (02).jpg Macrozamia riedlei southwestern Western Australia
Macrozamiasecunda5969.JPG Macrozamia secunda New South Wales
Macrozamia serpentina southeast Queensland
Macrozamia spiralis Furnas 2015.jpg Macrozamia spiralis New South Wales
Macrozamia stenomera New South Wales
Macrozamia viridis southeast Queensland

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<i>Macrozamia communis</i> Species of cycad

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<i>Encephalartos</i> Genus of cycads in the family Zamiaceae

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Burrawang may refer to:

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<i>Macrozamia dyeri</i> Species of cycad

Macrozamia dyeri, known as djeeri, is a species of plant in the family Zamiaceae. It is endemic to Western Australia, occurring near Esperance. The seeds are consumable when prepared correctly and were an important resource to people of the region, but the plant is otherwise toxic to many species.

<i>Macrozamia glaucophylla</i> Species of plant

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<i>Macrozamia heteromera</i> Species of plant

Macrozamia heteromera is a species of cycad in the family Zamiaceae initially discovered by Charles Moore in 1858 and is endemic to New South Wales, Australia. It can be found in the north-western region of New South Wales within the Warrumbungle mountains and further south west towards the Coonabarabran district. It is a low trunked cycad usually at a height below 1 metre and can be found in dry sclerophyll woodlands. M. heteromera can be distinguished from the rest of the Macrozamia genus by its mid-green, narrow, usually divided pinnae and divided seedling pinnae. It is a plant that has toxic seeds and leaves, a characteristic common to cycads. However, after proper preparation and procedure, the seeds are fine for consumption.

<i>Macrozamia mountperriensis</i> Species of cycad

Macrozamia mountperriensis is a species of plant in the family Zamiaceae endemic to the area around Mount Perry in Queensland; however, it is not considered threatened due to its large population in the area. The species was discovered by colonial botanists including Frederick Manson Bailey and James Keys in the late 1800s. All members of the Zamiaceae family are considered to be poisonous.

<i>Macrozamia riedlei</i> Species of cycad

Macrozamia riedlei, commonly known as a zamia or zamia palm, is a species of cycad in the plant family Zamiaceae. It is endemic to southwest Australia and often occurs in jarrah forests. It may only attain a height of half a metre or form an above trunk up to two metres with long arching fronds of a similar length. The giant cones amidst the crown of palm-like fronds contain edible seeds surrounded by red sarcotesta. The seeds are consumed by birds and animals, and can be a favoured part of the human diet when prepared correctly. M. riedlei benefits from a close association with bacteria that fix nitrogen, which also produce substances found throughout the plant that are toxic to some animals when consumed. The species is cultivated for ornamental use in urban and domestic environments.

<i>Macrozamia spiralis</i> Species of cycad

Macrozamia spiralis is a species of cycad in the family Zamiaceae. It is endemic to New South Wales in eastern Australia, where it is found in sclerophyll forest on low-nutrient soils. Plants generally lack a trunk and have 2–12 leaves that range up to 100 cm (40 in) in length.

References

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