Zamiaceae

Byfield fern

Bowenia serrulata (W.Bull) Chamb.

Family: Zamiaceae
Genus: Bowenia

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Byfield fern: Bowenia serrulata growing at the Cairns Botanic Gardens — Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (5)

arz: بوينيا سيرولاتا
Chinese: 细齿波温铁, 裂叶苏铁
Czech: Bowenie pilovitá, Bovenie pilovitá
English: Byfield fern
Russian: Бовения мелкопильчатая

Synonyms

Bowenia spectabilis var. serrata F.M.Bailey
Bowenia spectabilis var. serrulata W.Bull

Photos

Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Max Tweddell, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: PeregrinusX - myself, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Max Tweddell, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Max Tweddell, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Max Tweddell, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Max Tweddell, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Isaiah Findley, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.