Lepidozamia
Sign in to saveLepidozamia 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.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassCycadopsida
- OrderCycadales
- FamilyZamiaceae
Lepidozamia ist eine Gattung der Palmfarne (Cycadales). Der Gattungsname leitet sich vom Griechischen lepidos („schuppig“) ab und bezieht sich auf die schuppigen Blattbasen, die den Stamm bedecken. Beide Arten sind im Anhang II des Washingtoner Artenschutz-Übereinkommens (CITES) gelistet.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
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- 1
- Family
- Zamiaceae
- Collections
- EIU
- Recorded in
- United States
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- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Zamiaceae
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- Lepidozamia peroffskyana at Kerikeri, Bay of Islands, New Zealand.jpg
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- chromosome count
- 18
- ploidy
- diploidy
- taxon common name
- 鳞木铁属
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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.
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