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Cycad

Dioon tomasellii

Also called Palmita, Peinetillo

Cycad
Photo: Dick Culbert, CC BY 2.0
Family
Zamiaceae (Cycad family)
Grows as
Shrub
Native range
Mexico (Sinaloa to Durango and Jalisco)
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Dioon tomasellii is a species of cycad in the family Zamiaceae. It is endemic to Mexico, where it occurs in the states of Durango, Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacán, and Nayarit.

This plant grows in oak and pine-oak forest and woodland habitat. Threats to the species include destruction of the habitat for agriculture and overcollection for horticultural purposes.

Other Dioon plants

Dioon angustifolium · Dioon argenteum · Cycad · Cycad · Cycad · Cycad · Dioon mejiae · Cycad · Cycad · Cycad · Cycad · Giant Dioon

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Dioon tomasellii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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