Dioon mejiae--FL. Nat. Honduras. Fairchild Trop. Garden. SRC15 Jan 03. 127.jpg
Dioon mejiae--FL. Nat. Honduras. Fairchild Trop. Garden. SRC15 Jan 03. 128.jpg
Dioon mejiae--FL. Fairchild Bot. Gard. 6 Apr 03. 006.jpg
Dioon mejiae--FL. Fairchild Bot. Gard. 6 Apr 03. 007.jpg
Dioon mejiae--FL. Fairchild Bot. Gard. 6 Apr 03. 005.jpg
Dioon mejiae (needs confirm.)--Florda. Orange Co. Harry Leu Garden. 5 Jan. 03. 011.jpg
Dioon mejiae (needs confirm.)--Florda. Orange Co. Harry Leu Garden. 5 Jan. 03. 010.jpg
Dioon mejiae (needs confirm.)--Florda. Orange Co. Harry Leu Garden. 5 Jan. 03. 009.jpg
Endemic to Honduras (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 3 occurrences across 1 country.
Location
United States, Florida, Miami-Dade County (Coral Gables)
25.676781, -80.272034
Location Remarks
10901 Old Cutler Rd., Coral Gables
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
United States, Florida, Orange (Anopoli, Harry P. Leu Gardens)
35.201611, 24.0825
Location Remarks
1920 N Forest Ave., Orlando
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
United States, Florida, Miami-Dade County (Coral Gables, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden)
25.676781, -80.272034
Location Remarks
10901 Old Cutler Rd., Coral Gables
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Cycadopsida
Order
Cycadales
Family
Zamiaceae
Genus
Dioon
Specific Epithet
mejiae
Authorship
Standl. & L.O.Williams
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Very high
ED 12.5
Among the most evolutionarily isolated plants known — losing it erases an irreplaceable branch of the plant tree of life.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
5.9
Global rank
#36 of 1,090
Top 100 globally
This lineage appears to have diverged from its closest living relatives roughly 10 million years ago — a long, lonely branch of the plant tree of life.
Source: Gymnosperms EDGE assessment →