Dioon holmgrenii

Dioon holmgrenii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Class: Cycadopsida
Order: Cycadales
Family: Zamiaceae
Subfamily: Encephalartoideae
Tribe: Diooeae
Genus: Dioon
Species: D. holmgrenii
Binomial name
Dioon holmgrenii
De Luca, Sabato & Vázq. Torres 1981

Dioon holmgrenii is a species of cycad in the family Zamiaceae. It is endemic to Mexico, where it is known only from Oaxaca. It is known by the common name palma del sol (sun palm).[1]

This plant grows in humid pine-oak forest habitat. There are only two known subpopulations.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Chemnick, J., Gregory, T. & Morales S. 2010. Dioon holmgrenii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.2. Downloaded on 06 September 2015.

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