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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Lepidozamia''
| image = Lepidozamia peroffskyana 1.jpg
| image_width = 240px
| image_caption = ''[[Lepidozamia peroffskyana]]''
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Cycad]]ophyta
| classis = [[Cycad]]opsida
| ordo = [[Cycad]]ales
| familia = [[Zamiaceae]]
| genus = '''''Lepidozamia'''''
| genus_authority = Lehm.
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision = See text
}}
'''''Lepidozamia''''' is a genus of two species of [[cycad]], native to [[Australia]]. The name, derived from the Greek word lepidos, meaning scaly, refers to the scale-like structure of the stem and leaf bases. They are native to [[rainforest]] climates in eastern [[Queensland]] and eastern [[New South Wales]]. They have a [[chromosome]] number of 2n = 18.
;Species
*''[[Lepidozamia hopei]]''
*''[[Lepidozamia peroffskyana]]''
A specimen of ''L. hopei'' is known as the tallest living cycad at 17.5 m tall. These cycads are generally unbranched, tall, and with persistent leaf bases. They are easily cultivated as ornamental plants and are relatively cold hardy; ''L. peroffskyana'' was first described by a specimen grown at [[St. Petersburg]]'s botanical garden in 1857.
==References==
*[http://plantnet.rbgsyd.gov.au/PlantNet/cycad/lepkey.html The Cycad Pages: ''Lepidozamia'']
*Whitelock, L.M. 2002. ''The Cycads''. Portland, Oregon: The Timber Press. 2002
[[Category:Cycads]]
[[Category:Flora of Australia]]
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Lepidozamia''
| image = Lepidozamia peroffskyana 1.jpg
| image_width = 240px
| image_caption = ''[[Lepidozamia peroffskyana]]''
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Cycad]]ophyta
| classis = [[Cycad]]opsida
| ordo = [[Cycad]]ales
| familia = [[Zamiaceae]]
| genus = '''''Lepidozamia'''''
| genus_authority = Lehm.
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision = See text
}}
'''''Lepidozamia''''' is a genus of two species of [[cycad]], native to [[Australia]]. The name, derived from the Greek word lepidos, meaning scaly, refers to the scale-like structure of the stem and leaf bases. They are native to [[rainforest]] climates in eastern [[Queensland]] and eastern [[New South Wales]]. They have a [[chromosome]] number of 2n = 18.
;Species
*''[[Lepidozamia hopei]]''
*''[[Lepidozamia peroffskyana]]''
A specimen of ''L. hopei'' is known as the tallest living cycad at 17.5 m tall. These cycads are generally unbranched, tall, and with persistent leaf bases. They are easily cultivated as ornamental plants and are relatively cold hardy; ''L. peroffskyana'' was first described by a specimen grown at [[St. Petersburg]]'s botanical garden in 1857.
==References==
*[http://plantnet.rbgsyd.gov.au/PlantNet/cycad/lepkey.html The Cycad Pages: ''Lepidozamia'']
*Whitelock, L.M. 2002. ''The Cycads''. Portland, Oregon: The Timber Press. 2002
[[Category:Cycads]]
[[Category:Flora of Australia]]
