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Macrozamia spiralis - large attractive palmlike evergreen cycad of New South Wales

cycad - any tropical gymnosperm of the order Cycadales; having unbranched stems with a crown of fernlike leaves

genus Macrozamia - genus of large evergreen Australian cycads; sometimes classified in family Cycadaceae

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In cycads, small is a relative concept, as seeds are often 15-50 mm long (Table 2) and seed weights are all relatively large, from 1 to 25 g; Bowenia spectabilis (1.2 to 2.3 g), Macrozamia spiralis (3.2 g), Cycas thouarsii (6.7 g), Encephalartos hildebrandtii (7 g), Macmzamia dyeri (16 g), Lepidozamia hopei (18 g), Macrozamia fraseri (19 g) and Cycas rumphii (25 g) (Seed Information Database; http://data.kew.

Comparative Biology of Cycad Pollen, Seed and Tissue--A Plant Conservation Perspective

It is likely that early accounts used the term to refer to Macrozamia spiralis (Francis and Southcott 1967:21), which was identified in 1842 (see Moore 1883:117, 119).

Aboriginal vernacular names of Australian cycads of Macrozamia, Bowenia and Lepidozamia spp.: a response to "Cycads in the vernacular: a compendium of local names"

An investigation of the life cycle of Macrozamia spiralis Miq.

Heterochrony and developmental innovation: evolution of female gametophyte ontogeny in Gnetum, a highly apomorphic seed plant

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