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Lepidozamia peroffskyana

Lepidozamia peroffskyana is a palm-like cycad in the Zamiaceae family. It is endemic to eastern Australia. The species is named after Count Peroffsky , benefactor of the St. Petersburg Botanical Garden.

History: Lepidozamia peroffskyana , described in 1857, was named after Count Peroffsky, a Russian nobleman and benefactor of the St Petersburg Botanic Garden, where the type plant was cultivated. Distribution Range: L. peroffskyana is a large cycad that is endemic to Eastern Australia and which grows on the north coast of New South Wales and in south-eastern Queensland. More

Lepidozamia peroffskyana: A Host-Specific Pollination Symbiosis Between a Cycad and a Weevil. More