Macrozamia moorei

Location & distribution maps

Plant description

Common name:         Moore's Cycad  

Conservation status: Near threatened

Etymology:   

• Macrozamia …. from Greek, macros, large, referring to the related genus Zamia

• Namied after Charles Moore (1820–1905), director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney

Cones and seed:                            

Leaves:         

• It has keeled leaves up to 2.5 m long, with short petioles bearing numerous spines, and 120–220 leaflets

• Each leaflet 20–35 cm long and 5–10 mm broad

Stem & branches: 

• It is the tallest-growing species of Macrozamia, growing to 7 m tall 

• With a trunk 50–80 cm diameter

Habit:        

Habitat:   

Distribution:                  

• Native to Queensland

Additional notes:    

• Taxonomy

  • The species was described by Ferdinand von Mueller in 1881

• Cultivation

  • The plant is cultivated by specialty plant nurseries as an ornamental plant

Sources of information:

• Main source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macrozamia_moorei (2023)

• Common name: https://www.oznativeplants.com/plantdetail/Moore's-Cycad/Macrozamia/moorei/zz.html (2023)