Threatened Species of the Northern Territory MACDONNELL RANGES CYCAD Macrozamia macdonnellii in the Burt Plain Bioregion (White et al. 2000) and Description anecdotal reports indicate a highly disjunct Macrozamia macdonnellii is a distinctive population further north, on Mount Leichhardt dioecious cycad, often to 2 m but sometimes (D. Wurst and C. Lines pers. comm). Cycads were much taller. not found in a day of searching likely habitats on Mt Leichhardt in 2005 (D. Albrecht and P. Latz Fruiting: Recorded all months except Feb pers. comm.), so if present, the population may be very localised. Distribution The species is much more common in the Macrozamia macdonnellii is endemic to the western part of the MacDonnell Ranges Bioregion Northern Territory. This species is scattered than in the east, where the distribution is across the MacDonnell Ranges bioregion, to relatively disjunct. The confirmed latitudinal which it is almost endemic; there is one confirmed population 10 km north on Mount Hay
Threatened Species of the Northern Territory MACDONNELL RANGES CYCAD Macrozamia macdonnellii Description Macrozamia macdonnellii is a distinctive dioecious cycad, often to 2 m but sometimes much taller. Fruiting: Recorded all months except Feb Distribution Macrozamia macdonnellii is endemic to the Northern Territory. This species is scattered across the MacDonnell Ranges bioregion, to which it is almost endemic; there is one confirmed population 10 km north on Mount Hay in the Burt Plain Bioregion (White et al. 2000) and anecdotal reports indicate a highly disjunct population further north, on Mount Leichhardt (D. Wurst and C. Lines pers. comm). Cycads were not found in a day of searching likely habitats on Mt Leichhardt in 2005 (D. Albrecht and P. Latz pers. comm.), so if present, the population may be very localised. The species is much more common in the western part of the MacDonnell Ranges Bioregion than in the east, where the distribution is relatively disjunct. The confirmed latitudinal