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Lepidozamia peroffskyana
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===Seeds: === Seeds of ''L. peroffskyana'' are the largest of any New South Wales cycad and measure up to 6 cms long and 3 cms in diameter. Seeds are normally red coloured (Figure 8), but occasionally yellow coloured seeds are produced (Figure 9). A unique feature of ''L. peroffskyana'' is its rare capacity to produce sporophylls holding either 1 or 3 seeds, as opposed to Macrozamias which only produce 2 seeds per sporophyll. These 3-seed sporophylls (Figure 10), which are only found in the basal area of a cone, have 2 seeds positioned normally, with the third seed situated above and in the middle of the other 2 seeds, so as to form a triangular pattern. Sporophylls with 1 seed (Figure 10), which are only found in apical section of a cone, are also an unusual feature of this species. The flesh on the seeds of this species tends to be eaten by kangaroos (which normally drop the seeds in close proximity to the parent plant, where they often germinate in large numbers) and possums (which normally drop the seeds under a nearby tree). Rats also eat the kernels after gnawing through the shell, often leaving quantities of half-shells in a cache under a log. <div class="row"> <div class="small-0 large-6 columns"> [[File:Lepidozamia_peroffskyana09.jpg|frame|Figure 10. 1-seed and 3-seed sporophylls.]] </div> <div class="small-0 large-6 columns"> [[File:Lepidozamia_peroffskyana14.jpg|frame|Figure 11. Seedlings growing near a parent plant.]] </div> </div>
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