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Dioon merolae De Luca, Sabato & Vázq.Torres

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Taxon overview

Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Oaxaca)

IUCN Red List: Vulnerable A2cd; C2a(i)

Nomenclature

Published: Brittonia 33(2): 180-184, figs. 2-3 (1981).

Type

Collector:
M. Vázquez-Torres 2301
Locality:
Mexico, Chiapas, Distrito de Tonala, Cerro de la Placa, about 4 km W of Tres Picos
Date:
27 May 1979
Type location(s):
HT:NAP IT:FI, MEXU, NY, XALU
Etymology: Honoring Prof. Aldo Merola (1924–1980), director of the Orto Botanico, University of Naples, Italy, in recognition of his knowledge and conservation of cycads. [source]
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9 observations · 114 photos

Mexico Chiapas

8 observations · 103 photos

Gomez D., H

2019-10-23 · 1 photo

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Gomez D., H

2020-03-28 · 1 photo

Gomez D., H, photo 1

Mexico Oaxaca

1 observation · 11 photos

References (11)

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Haynes JL. 2022. Etymological compendium of cycad names. Phytotaxa 550 (1) : 1-31. WLoC DOI
Etymology
Chemnick J, Gregory T. 2022. Dioon merolae. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T42146A69830866. WLoC DOI
Red List Assessment
Flores-Vázquez JC, Valverde T, Lucas-González JL. 2012. How critical are the early life-cycle stages in the population ecology of cycads? A case study with Dioon merolae in Southeastern Mexico. In: Stevenson DW, Osborne R, Taylor Blake AS, editors . Proceedings of Cycad 2008, The 8th International Conference on Cycad Biology. p. 40-58. WLoC DOI URL
Lucas-González JL, Flores-Vázquez JC. 2012. Seed germination of Dioon merolae, a cycad of Oaxaca, México, under different irrigation treatments. In: Stevenson DW, Osborne R, Taylor Blake AS, editors . Proceedings of Cycad 2008, The 8th International Conference on Cycad Biology. p. 93-101. WLoC URL
Osborne R, Gregory TJ. 2009. Focus on Dioon merolae. Encephalartos 97 : 12-17. WLoC