Hope's Cycad

Lepidozamia hopei

"Lepidozamia hopei", commonly known as Hope's cycad or Zamia palm, is a species of cycad in the family Zamiaceae, endemic to the Australian state of Queensland.
Ancient giants This species of Cyads are thought to be the tallest in the world. Cyads first appeared along with the dinasours over 230 million years ago. Species like Hopes Cyads have changed little from their ancient ancestors. Cassowaries, musky rat kangaroos and white tailed rats eat the red seeds and spread them throughout the rainforest. Australia,Geotagged,Hopes cycad,Lepidozamia hopei,Summer

Appearance

It is the largest known species of cycad, with specimens recorded at 15 m tall and a circumference of 1.5 m.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionCycadophyta
ClassCycadopsida
OrderCycadales
FamilyZamiaceae
GenusLepidozamia
SpeciesL. hopei
Photographed in
Australia