Macrozamia stenomera L.A.S.Johnson APNI* 
Description: Stem mostly subterranean, 8–15 cm diam. seeds 2–3.5 cm long, scarlet.
Leaves 2–10 in the crown, 40–80 cm long; rachis twisted up to 3600; pinnae 70–120, 1–4 times dichotomously divided, primary segments 2–4 mm wide, more divided segments 1–3 mm wide; petiole 7–15 cm long.
Cones similar to M. heteromera. Male cones 12–20 cm long, 4–5 cm diam., spines to 1.4 cm long. Female cones 10–25 cm long,8–12 cm diam., longest spines 1–2 cm long;
Distribution and occurrence: Grows in dry sclerophyll forest on stony but sandy hillsides; chiefly around the Nandewar Ra. Dry sclerophyll forest in stony soils.
NSW subdivisions: NT, NWS
Text by L. Murray
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 1 Suppl. (1999)
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