Range map for species of Lepidozamia (Jones 1993).

Common Names

Wunu [Aboriginal, Cairns area].

Taxonomic notes

Description

Range

Australia: N coastal Queensland (Jones 1993).

Big Tree

With trunks up to 20 m tall and 50 cm in diameter, this is probably the tallest and perhaps the most massive individual cycad (Jones 1993).

Oldest

Ethnobotany

Since the aboriginals had a name for it, they likely used it.

Observations

Seen 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.

Remarks

Citations

This page is from the Gymnosperm Database
URL: http://www.conifers.org/za/le/hopei.htm
Edited by Christopher J. Earle
Last modified on 6-Apr-2001