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| Macrozamia riedlei (Gaudich.) C.A.Gardner | ||||||||||||||
Macrozamia riedlei (common name Zamia or Zamia Palm) is a species of plant in the Zamiaceae family. It is endemic to Western Australia. Found on lateritic soils and in Jarrah forests. The nuts from palm the have been successfully utilised as food by Indigenous Australians - however eaten raw by european explorers incurred poisoning:-
- Reported cases of poisoning from the Zamia palm are perhaps the earliest for any local plant. Zamia is mentioned as cuasing sickness in men eating the seeds by Vlaming in 1697, La Perouse in 1788, Flinders in 1801, and Sir George Grey in 1839. (Gardner and Bennetts p.5.)
Reference
Gardner, C.A. and Bennetts, H.W. (1956) The Toxic Plants of Western Australia Perth, West Australian Newspapers.
External link
- Hill, K.D. 2003. Macrozamia riedlei. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 August 2007.