Family:
Zamiaceae Horan.
Genus:
Dioon Lindl.

Dioon spinulosum Dyer ex Eichl.

This species is accepted, and its native range is Mexico (Veracruz, Oaxaca).

[EDGE]

Forest, F. et al. 2018. Gymnosperms on the EDGE. Scientific Reports 8: 6053. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-24365-4.

Conservation
Dioon spinulosum is rated as Endangered (EN) according to IUCN Red List criteria and has received a EDGE score of 2.17, which places it in position 54 on the EDGE Gymnosperm list. It has a Evolutionary Distinctiveness of 20.94, ranked 137. More information on the EDGE Gymnosperm project here https://www.edgeofexistence.org.

Native to:

Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southwest

Dioon spinulosum Dyer ex Eichl. appears in other Kew resources:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 1, 1999 Hoge, C.J. [s.n.], Yucatán K001092667 holotype Yes
Chamberlain, C.J., Mexico K000081678 No
Mexico K000081688 No
Mexico K000081689 No
Mexico K000081691 No

First published in Gart.-Zeitung (Berlin) 1883: 411 (1883)

Accepted by

  • Albano, P.-O. (2003). La Conaissance des Plantes Exotiques: 1-324. Édisud, Aix-en-Provence.
  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • Govaerts, R. (2000). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS D: 1-30141.

  • EDGE Gymnosperms

    EDGE of Existence (Gymnosperms)
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