Dioon spinulosum--FL. Nat. Central Amer. Fairchild Trop. Garden. SRC15 Jan 03. 130.jpg
Native to Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southwest (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 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
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Cycadopsida
Order
Cycadales
Family
Zamiaceae
Genus
Dioon
Specific Epithet
spinulosum
Authorship
Dyer ex Eichler
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Very high
ED 14.8
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
7.6
Global rank
#28 of 1,090
Top 100 globally
This lineage appears to have diverged from its closest living relatives roughly 15 million years ago — a long, lonely branch of the plant tree of life.
Source: Gymnosperms EDGE assessment →