  Range map for species of Lepidozamia (1). | Lepidozamia hopei von RegelCommon NamesWunu [Aboriginal, Cairns area].Taxonomic notesDescriptionRangeAustralia: N coastal Queensland (1).Big TreeWith trunks up to 20 m tall and 50 cm in diameter, this is probably the tallest and perhaps the most massive individual cycad (1).OldestDendrochronologyEthnobotanySince the aboriginals had a name for it, they likely used it.ObservationsSeen in habitat at Mt. Whitfield Conservation Park at Cairns, March 1996. These specimens were no more than a few metres tall. The site appeared adapted to fire at roughly decadal intervals.RemarksCitations(1) Jones 1993. |
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