Macrozamia macdonnellii
COMMON NAME | MacDonnell Ranges cycad, Burrawang |
TYPE | Cycad |
FAMILY | Zamiaceae |
NOTES | The
MacDonnell Ranges cycad is a species unique to central Australia and is the
only cycad in the region. Researchers
have generally believed that the MacDonnell Ranges cycad has survived in
central Australia since the Eocene period, more than 30 million years ago
when Australia's climate was much wetter and rainforest much more widespread. |
GEOGRAPHIC REGION | Macdonnell Ranges, Northern territory, Australia |
NATIVE
HABITAT | This
species is found widely scattered on thin soils on rocky slopes, in Triodia
grassland or open woodland. They usually occur in shaded gullies or sheltered
gorges and also grow on hills of both metamorphic and sedimentary rock. |
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