Bowenia
(commemorative of Sir G. Bowen, Governor of Queensland). ORD. Cycadaceae. A remarkable and handsome greenhouse Fern-like plant, closely allied to Zamia, from which it is distinguished by having the leaflets decurrent to the petiole, instead of articulated, as in that genus. For culture, see Cycas.
B. spectabilis (showy).* fl., male cones small, ovoid, 1/2in. to 3/4in. long; female oblong-globose, 3 3/4in. long. l. bipinnatisect, on tall, slender petioles; leaflets falcate-lanceolate, decurrent; stem short, thick, cylindrical. Queensland. Australia, 1863. (B. M. 5398 and 6008.) B. s. serrulata (finely-toothed).* This differs from the type in having the margins distinctly toothed or serrated. Rockingham Bay, 1863.