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Accession Data:

Dioon edule Lindl.

  • Common Name: Chestnut Dioon
  • Family: Zamiaceae Reichb.

  • Country of Origin: NE. Mexico (to Veracruz)

  • Description: Trunk to 6 feet, very stocky. Leaves 3-6 feet long, pinnae entire in adult plants but toothed at tip in younger specimens.
  • Uses: Seeds are edible if cooked.
  • Culture: Requires partial shade and rich soil.

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 198900054
  • Source: Christa's Cactus
  • Accession Date: 12-31-1989
  • Bench: 1305 - NEOA: Ground Bed 1 NW
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 1 confirmed on 02-17-2023
  • Restrictions:
    • CITES Appendix II Listed Plant

Classification:

  • Division: Cycadophyta
  • Class: Cycadopsida
  • SubClass: Cycadidae
  • Order: Cycadales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Zamiaceae
  • SubFamily: Encephalartoideae
  • Tribe: Diooeae
  • SubTribe:

References (internal):

  • Gymnosperms & Gnetophytes
  • EEB 3203 - Developmental Plant Morphology
  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Mexico Northeast / Mexico Gulf

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 5 May 2015.
  2. WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 5 May 2015.

data regenerated on Tue, 21 Feb 2023 15:15:08 -0500 [bcm v4.0]

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Current Accessions in the Zamiaceae

  • Stangeria eriopus

Subfamily Ceratozamieae

  • Ceratozamia hildae

Subfamily Encephalartoideae
Tribe Diooeae

  • Dioon edule

Subfamily Encephalartoideae
Tribe Encephalarteae

  • Encephalartinae: Encephalartos altensteinii
  • Encephalartinae: Encephalartos nubimontanus
  • Macrozamiinae: Lepidozamia peroffskyana

Subfamily Zamioideae
Tribe Zamieae

  • Microcycadinae: Microcycas calocoma
  • Zamiinae: Zamia furfuracea
  • Zamiinae: Zamia pumila
W/C = Wild Collected
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