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This member of the
Zamiaceae family was given this name by A. P. de Candolle in
1869. It grows in the costal parts of Southern Queensland and northern
N.S.W. in all from rich peat to grit, almost in swamp to dry rocks,
shadow or full sun (sounds easy!). The caudex can grow up to half a
meter in diameter, the stems reach for two meters.
Named after Dutch medical practitioner and botanist F.A.W. Miquel.
Macro=big, zamia= cycas.
Sub-family: Encephalartoideae.
Tribe:
Encephalarteae. Sub-tribe:
Macrozamiinae.
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