Bowenia spectabilis

Synonymy: None Distribution: Northeastern Queensland, Australia
Common name: Yalanji Ab.—bungkay; other Aust. Ab.—chiroo, gunyoo, jayur. Source: M. Bonta & R. Osborne, Cycads in the Vernacular. Conservation status: Not threatened

RO 5350: adult plants in habitat at Mission Beach,
north Queensland, 22 October 1999

Male cones

Top photo courtesy and copyright © 1999, Roy Osborne, Cycad Connections. 
Bottom photo courtesy and copyright © 2003, Jody Haynes; taken at Montgomery Botanical Center.

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