| Macrozamia moorei | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Class: | Cycadopsida |
| Order: | Cycadales |
| Family: | Zamiaceae |
| Genus: | Macrozamia |
| Species: | M. moorei |
| Binomial name | |
| Macrozamia moorei F. Muell |
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Macrozamia moorei is a cycad in the family Zamiaceae, native to Queensland (Australia).
The species was described by Ferdinand von Mueller in 1881, naming it after Charles Moore (1820-1905), director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney.
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Macrozamia moorei is the tallest-growing species of Macrozamia, growing to 7 metres (23 ft) tall with a trunk 50-80 cm diameter. It has keeled leaves up to 2.5 metres (8.2 ft) long, with short petioles bearing numerous spines, and 120-220 leaflets, each leaflet 20-35 cm long and 5-10 mm broad.
The plant is cultivated by specialty plant nurseries as an ornamental plant.