Dioon mejiae Standl. & L.O.Williams belongs to the Zamiaceae family. Flora of the World contains 3 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
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 →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, 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
Location
United States, Florida, Orange (Harry P. Leu Gardens)
35.201611, 24.0825
Location Remarks
1920 N Forest Ave., Orlando
Collectors
No collectors specified