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Zamiaceae

Dioon

Dioon pectinatum Mast.

First published in Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 13: 718 (1893)

This species is accepted

The native range of this species is N. Honduras. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

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Other data

Native to:

Honduras

Heterotypic Synonyms

Dioon edule var. latipinnium Dyer in W.B.Hemsley, Biol. Cent.-Amer., Bot. 3: 191 (1884)
Dioon mejiae Standl. & L.O.Williams in Ceiba 1: 37 (1950)

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

(2020). https://www.mapress.com/j/pt/article/view/phytotaxa.442.4.2/39743. epublication. [Cited as Dioon mejiae.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

(2020). https://www.mapress.com/j/pt/article/view/phytotaxa.442.4.2/39743. epublication.

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

IPNI - The International Plant Names Index

EDGE Gymnosperms
- EDGE of Existence (Gymnosperms)
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IUCN Categories
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0