Dioon merolae De Luca, Sabato & Vázq.Torres belongs to the Zamiaceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Dioon merolae--MX. Oaxaca. Jardin Etnobotanico. 11 Sep 08. 017.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Cycadopsida
Order
Cycadales
Family
Zamiaceae
Genus
Dioon
Specific Epithet
merolae
Authorship
De Luca, Sabato & Vázq.Torres
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Moderate
ED 3.5
Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.
Threat status
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 →Location
Mexico, Oaxaca (Jardin Etnobotanico)
Location Remarks
City of Oaxaca
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Mexico, Chiapas (Jiquipilas)
16.623278, -93.577278
Location Remarks
Cerro el Campanario.
Collectors
No collectors specified
