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Dioon salas-moralesiae Gut.Ortega & Pérez-Farr. [WFO] [IPNI] [POWO] [MO]

First published in: Phytotaxa 528(2): 93-110, figs. 10-13. (2021).

Etymology: Honoring Dr. Silvia Hortensia Salas-Morales, co-founder of Sociedad para el Estudio de los Recursos Bióticos de Oaxaca A. C. (SERBO), for her contributions to the knowledge of the flora and forestry in Oaxaca, particularly the discovery of numerous cycad populations.[9] [source]

Nomenclature notes: As 'salas-moralesae'
Nomenclatural Type Information
Collector and Number: M.A. Pérez-Farrera & J.S. Gutiérrez-Ortega 3466 female
Locality: Mexico: Oaxaca, San Miguel Tenango , 8 Nov 2016
Type Location(s): HT:HEM;IT:MEXU, XAL

Distribution: Mexico (Oaxaca)

IUCN Red List Conservation Status: Not Evaluated

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Mexico (Oaxaca)

Mexico (Oaxaca)

References (2)

Comment(s)
2021
Gutiérrez-Ortega JS, Pérez-Farrera MA, Chemnick J, Gregory TJ. 2021. A reassessment of Dioon merolae (Zamiaceae) leads to the description of Dioon salas-moralesae (Zamiaceae), a new cycad species from southeastern Oaxaca, Mexico. Phytotaxa 528 (2): 93-110.
2022
Haynes JL. 2022. Etymological compendium of cycad names. Phytotaxa 550 (1) : 1-31.