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Occurrence
EDGE • Vulnerable

No record number

September 10, 2008

Mexico

This occurrence of Dioon merolae De Luca, Sabato & Vázq.Torres was collected on September 10, 2008 in Mexico. Flora of the World includes 8 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.

Dioon merolae--MX. Oaxaca. Jardin Etnobotanico. 11 Sep 08. 017.jpg

Dioon merolae--MX. Oaxaca. Jardin Etnobotanico. 11 Sep 08. 017.jpg

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Cycadopsida

Order

Cycadales

Family

Zamiaceae

Genus

Dioon

Specific Epithet

merolae

Authorship

De Luca, Sabato & Vázq.Torres

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Moderate

ED 3.5

Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.

EDGE List

Threat status

Vulnerable

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.9

Global rank

#411 of 1,090

Top 1,000 globally

This lineage appears to have diverged from its closest living relatives roughly 3 million years ago — a long, lonely branch of the plant tree of life.

Source: Gymnosperms EDGE assessment →