DIOON EDULE
Author:
John Lindley, 1843
Family:
ZAMIACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Lindl. In: Edwards s Bot. Reg. 29: misc. 59-60. (1843).
Collection number:
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Thickness:
30 Centimetres
Height:
3 Meters
Propagate:
Seeds/Offsets
CITES:
Synonyms:
Dioon aculeatum, Lem.
Dioon edule f. lanuginosum, J.Schust.
Dioon edule var. lanuginosum, Wittm.
Dioon imbricatum, Miq.
Dioon strobilaceum, Lem.
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Macrozamia littoralis, Liebm. ex Dyer
Macrozamia pectinata, Liebm. ex Dyer
Platyzamia rigida, Zucc.
Zamia maelenii, Miq.
Zamia rigida, Karw. ex J.Schust.
This member of the Zamiaceae family was described by John Lindley in 1843. It is found in the Sierra Madre Oriental Mountains, Mexico, where it grows in a well drained soil or grit wit quiet some water and just some sun. The stem will reach 30 centimetres in diameter and three meters in height. Both the male and the female cones are light brown, and besides seeds, this plant can be reproduced by offsets.
The genera name from the Greek dis 'twice' and oon 'egg'; refers to the paired seeds.
The species name means 'edible'.
Flower
Cones: Light Brown
Soil
Mix - Grit
Water
Medium - Maximum
Sun
Medium
