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ZAMIA FERN FACTS
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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.
Height
to 1.5m
Habitat
subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests
Propagation
seed. large plants can be divided
Distribution
north-east Queensland coast and ranges
Classification
| Class: | Cycadopsida | | Order: | Cycadales | | Family: | Stangeriaceae | | Genus: | Bowenia | | Species: | spectabilis | | Common Name: | Zamia Fern |
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