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Dioon spinulosum Dyer ex Eichler [WFO] [IPNI] [POWO] [MO]

First published in: Gart.-Zeitung (Berlin) 2: 411-413, 438-439, fig. 80. (1883). [BHL]

Etymology: From the Latin spinulosa (‘spiny’), referring to the spiny leaflet margins. [source]

Nomenclatural Type Information
Collector and Number: C.J. Hoge s.n.
Locality: Mexico, Tuxtla, Yucatan, Progreso
Type Location(s): HT:K
Type notes: According to Chamberlain, Bot. Gaz. 53(1): 1, (1912), D. spinulosum occurs only in cultivation in Progreso.

Distribution: Mexico (Oaxaca, Veracruz)

IUCN Red List Conservation Status: Endangered A2acd+4acd; B1ab(iii,v)

Location Privacy Notice: This map is provided to show a rough estimate of the distribution of this species based on georeferenced localities on the WLoC database. The points may not be comprehensive of the species distribution and may contain errors. To protect the precise locations of populations of this highly threatened plant group, coordinates displayed on this map have been denatured to 0.1 degree precision (approximately 11 km accuracy). Map zoom levels are also limited for conservation purposes.

Geographic Distribution

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Mexico (Oaxaca)

Mexico (Oaxaca)

References (16)

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Vovides AP, Chemnick J, Gregory T. 2022. Dioon spinulosum. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T42149A69830202. WLoC DOI
Red List Assessment
Haynes JL. 2022. Etymological compendium of cycad names. Phytotaxa 550 (1) : 1-31. WLoC DOI
Etymology
Chemnick J. 2012. Dioon spinulosum in Habitat. Cycad Newslett. 35 (2) : 9-10. WLoC
Osborne R. 2012. Taxonomy of Dioon spinulosum Dyer ex Eichler. Cycad Newslett. 35 (2) : 8. WLoC
Haynes JL. 2012. Popularity of Dioon spinulosum in South Florida. Cycad Newslett. 35 (2) : 14. WLoC