Editing Lepidozamia peroffskyana (section)

===Cones: ===
Both male and female cones are large and unlike ''Macrozamia'' cones do not have a peduncle.
Female cones are usually solitary, though plants with 2 cones are not uncommon (Figure 6).
Female cones are also the largest cones on any New South Wales cycad, measuring up to 50-60
cms in length and 20-25 cms in width when mature. Additionally, the sporophylls on female cones of
''L. peroffskyana'' do not have elongated spine-like appendages like those on Macrozamias.
Like female plants, male plants usually have solitary cones, though plants with 2 cones are not
uncommon.

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[[File:Lepidozamia_peroffskyana08.jpg|frame|Figure 8. Female cone with red seeds.]]
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[[File:Lepidozamia_peroffskyana07.jpg|frame|Figure 9. Female cone with yellow seeds.]]
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Male cones open up in an unusual spiral fashion and distend when about to shed pollen (Figure 7).
Prior to distending, male cones measure up to 50-60 cms in length and 10-12 cms in width, but
when fully distended can extend to 1 metre in length.
After distending, the sporophylls on the male cones become a breeding chamber for ''Tranes sp'' weevils,
which are ultimately responsible for fertilisation of the female cones. The activities of these weevils
which are attracted in swarm proportions to the male cones (Figure 12) at about the time
they are ready to open up, result in the rapid destruction of the cone (as the sporophylls are consumed by
larvae).
A ''Tranes'' species weevil, ''Tranes'' "lyterioides" is also associated with the pollination of
''Macrozamia communis'' (Figure 13).