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spinulosum

Taxon

Dioon spinulosum Dyer ex Eichler

Protologue Gart.-Zeitung (Berlin) 2(Sig. 27): 411. 1883BHLIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
EDGE • Endangered
Dioon spinulosum--FL. Nat. Central Amer. Fairchild Trop. Garden. SRC15 Jan 03.  130.jpg

Dioon spinulosum--FL. Nat. Central Amer. Fairchild Trop. Garden. SRC15 Jan 03. 130.jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Dioon spinulosum--FL. Nat.  Central Amer. Fairchild Trop. Garden. SRC15 Jan 03. 131.jpg

Dioon spinulosum--FL. Nat. Central Amer. Fairchild Trop. Garden. SRC15 Jan 03. 131.jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Dioon spinulosum--FL. Fairchild Trop. Gdn. SRC15 Jan 03.  129.jpg

Dioon spinulosum--FL. Fairchild Trop. Gdn. SRC15 Jan 03. 129.jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Dioon spinulosum (needs confirm.)--Florda. Orange Co. Harry Leu Garden. 5 Jan. 03. 012.jpg

Dioon spinulosum (needs confirm.)--Florda. Orange Co. Harry Leu Garden. 5 Jan. 03. 012.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Dioon spinulosum (needs confirm.)--Florda. Orange Co. Harry Leu Garden. 5 Jan. 03. 013.jpg

Dioon spinulosum (needs confirm.)--Florda. Orange Co. Harry Leu Garden. 5 Jan. 03. 013.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southwest (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

January 14, 2003

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

No collection number

January 5, 2003

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

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Cycadopsida

Order

Cycadales

Family

Zamiaceae

Genus

Dioon

Specific Epithet

spinulosum

Authorship

Dyer ex Eichler

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

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.

EDGE List

Threat status

Endangered

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 →