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Dioon edule Lindl.

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Taxon overview

Distribution: Mexico (Hidalgo, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas, Veracruz)

IUCN Red List: Near Threatened A2cd

Nomenclature

Published: Edwards’s Bot. Reg. 29: misc. 59-60 (1843). [BHL]

Type

Collector:
J. Lindley s.n.
Locality:
Cultivated in garden of Royal Horticultural Society, from Mexico
Type location(s):
HT:CGE
Etymology: From the Latin edulis (‘edible’), referring to the use of the seeds as food in its native Mexico. [source]

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5 observations · 48 photos

Mexico San Luis Potosí

2 observations · 11 photos

Jones, C s.n.

Date not recorded · 6 photos

Jones, C s.n.

Date not recorded · 5 photos

Mexico Veracruz

3 observations · 37 photos

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