Hope's cycad | |
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Conservation status | |
Special Least Concern (NCA) | |
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Gymnospermae |
Division: | Cycadophyta |
Class: | Cycadopsida |
Order: | Cycadales |
Family: | Zamiaceae |
Genus: | Lepidozamia |
Species: | L. hopei |
Binomial name | |
Lepidozamia hopei Regel |
Lepidozamia hopei, commonly known as Hope's cycad or Zamia palm, is a species of cycad in the family Zamiaceae, endemic to the Australian state of Queensland.
Description
It is the largest known species of cycad, with specimens recorded at 15 m (50 ft) tall and a circumference of 1.5 m (5 ft).
References
- "Species profile—Lepidozamia hopei". Queensland Department of Environment and Science. Queensland Government. 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- Hill, K.D. (2010). "Lepidozamia hopei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T41995A10599733. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T41995A10599733.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- "Lepidozamia hopei". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- "Lepidozamia hopei (W.Hill) Regel". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
External links
- Media related to Lepidozamia hopei at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Lepidozamia hopei at Wikispecies
- View a map of historical sightings of this species at the Australasian Virtual Herbarium
- View observations of this species on iNaturalist
- View images of this species on Flickriver
Taxon identifiers | |
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Lepidozamia hopei |
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Catakidozamia hopei |
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- Nature Conservation Act special least concern biota
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Lepidozamia
- Endemic flora of Queensland
- Cycadophyta of Australia
- Least concern biota of Queensland
- Least concern flora of Australia
- Taxa named by Eduard August von Regel
- Plants described in 1876
- Cycad stubs
- Australian plant stubs