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
- CITES Appendix II Listed Plant
Classification:
- Division: Cycadophyta
- Class: Cycadopsida
- SubClass: Cycadidae
- Order: Cycadales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Zamiaceae
- SubFamily: Encephalartoideae
- Tribe: Diooeae
- SubTribe:
References (internal):
- EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Mexico Northeast / Mexico Gulf
References (external):
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 5 May 2015.
- 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
Subfamily Ceratozamieae
Subfamily Encephalartoideae
Tribe Diooeae
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
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