Lepidozamia
Genus of cycads in the family Zamiaceae
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::summary Genus of cycads in the family Zamiaceae ::
| image = Lepidozamia peroffskyana at Kerikeri, Bay of Islands, New Zealand.jpg | image_caption = Lepidozamia peroffskyana | display_parents = 3 | taxon = Lepidozamia | authority = Regel | type_species = Lepidozamia peroffskyana | type_species_authority = Regel | subdivision_ranks = | subdivision = | synonyms = * Catakidozamia W.Hill
Lepidozamia is a genus of two species of cycad, both endemic to Australia. They are native to rainforest climates in eastern Queensland and eastern New South Wales. They have a diploid chromosome number of 2n = 18.
Etymology
The name is derived from the Greek word lepis (λεπίς) meaning scale, which refers to the scale-like structure of the stem and leaf bases.
Species
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| Image | Scientific name | Distribution | Leaf | Cone |
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| [[File:Lepidozamia hopei 1.JPG | 120px]] | Lepidozamia hopei (W.Hill) Regel | northern Queensland | [[File:Lepidozamia Hopei DSC 0233 - 400pix.jpg |
| [[File:Lepidozamia peroffskyana - Brooklyn Botanic Garden - Brooklyn, NY - DSC07987.JPG | 120px]] | Lepidozamia peroffskyana Regel | southeastern Queensland, northeastern New South Wales | [[File:BCBG Burrawang Leaf Detail.jpeg |
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A specimen of L. hopei is known as the tallest living cycad at 17.5 m tall. These cycads are generally unbranched, tall, and with persistent leaf bases. They are easily cultivated as ornamental plants and are relatively cold hardy; L. peroffskyana was first described by a specimen grown at Saint Petersburg Botanical Garden in 1857.
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/ff/Lepidozamia_hopei_1.JPG" caption="''L. hopei'' in understorey of the Daintree Rainforest, north-east Queensland"] ::
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c1/Lepidozamia_hopei_2.JPG" caption="''L. hopei'': female plant with disintegrating cone containing seeds"] ::
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5b/Lepidozamia_hopei_3.JPG" caption="''L. hopei'': tall plant in the Daintree Rainforest, north-east Queensland"] ::
References
References
- [http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=379185 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]
- "λεπίς". [[Wiktionary]].
- (2021). "Gene duplications and phylogenomic conflict underlie major pulses of phenotypic evolution in gymnosperms". Nature Plants.
- (2021). "main.dated.supermatrix.tree.T9.tre". Figshare.
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