Lepidozamia

Taxobox
name = "Lepidozamia"


image_width = 240px
image_caption = "Lepidozamia peroffskyana"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Cycadophyta
classis = Cycadopsida
ordo = Cycadales
familia = Zamiaceae
genus = "Lepidozamia"
genus_authority = Lehm.
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = See text

"Lepidozamia" is a genus of two species of cycad, native to Australia. The name, derived from the Greek word lepidos, meaning scaly, refers to the scale-like structure of the stem and leaf bases. They are native to rainforest climates in eastern Queensland and eastern New South Wales. They have a chromosome number of 2n = 18.

;Species
*"Lepidozamia hopei"
*"Lepidozamia peroffskyana"

A specimen of "L. hopei" is known as the tallest living cycad at 17.5 m tall. These cycads are generally unbranched, tall, and with persistent leaf bases. They are easily cultivated as ornamental plants and are relatively cold hardy; "L. peroffskyana" was first described by a specimen grown at St. Petersburg's botanical garden in 1857.

References

* [http://plantnet.rbgsyd.gov.au/PlantNet/cycad/lepkey.html The Cycad Pages: "Lepidozamia"]
*Whitelock, L.M. 2002. "The Cycads". Portland, Oregon: The Timber Press. 2002