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The Moore's cycad (Macrozamia moorei) belongs to Cycadaceae (the Cycad family). It is a semi-tall evergreen tree that is native to Queensland in Australia. It is the tallest-growing species of Macrozamia, growing to 7 m tall with a trunk 50-80 cm diameter. It has keeled leaves up to 2.5 m long, with short petioles bearing numerous spines, and 120-220 leaflets, each leaflet 20-35 cm long and 5-10 mm broad. The specific epithet was described by Ferdinand von Mueller in 1881, naming it after Charles Moore, director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney.
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