Dioon edule

Read about Dioon edule in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Dioon edule, Lindl. Lvs. pilose when young, finally glabrous, 3-5 ft. long, pinnatifid, rigid, narrowly lanceolate segms., about 100 on each side, linear-lanceolate, sharp-pointed, widest at the base, rachis flat above, convex beneath: male cones cylindrical, female cones ovoid. Mex. B.M. 6184. G.C. III. 40:289. Gn. 55, p. 365. Gt. 48, p. 157. Var. lanuginosum, Hort., is a very woolly kind. Gt. 48, pp. 154, 155. Variable. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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Plant Info
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Class: Cycadopsida Order: Cycadales Family: Zamiaceae Genus: Dioon Species: D. edule
Binomial name
Dioon edule Lindl., 1843

Dioon edule is a cycad native to Mexico, also known as palma de la Virgen.

Two subspecies are known

• Dioon edule subsp. angustifolium
• Dioon edule subsp. edule

Synonyms include D. aculeatum, D. imbricatum, D. strobilosum, D. strobilaceum, Macrozamia littoralis, M. pectinata, Platyzamia rigida, Zamia maeleni.

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References and external links

• Stevenson, D. W., R. Osborne & J. Hendricks. A world list of cycads Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 57: 200-206 (1990)
• The Cycad Pages: Dioon edule
• Dioon edule original description by J. Lindley (1843).

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