Accepted Species
First published in: Edwards’s Bot. Reg. 29: misc. 59-60. (1843). [BHL]
Etymology: From the Latin edulis (‘edible’), referring to the use of the seeds as food in its native Mexico. [source]
- Collector:
- J. Lindley s.n.
- Locality:
- Cultivated in garden of Royal Horticultural Society, from Mexico
- Type location(s):
- HT:CGE
Distribution: Mexico (Hidalgo, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas, Veracruz)
Taxonomic Synonyms:
-
=
Dioon edule
var. lanuginosum
,
Gartenflora 48: 153.
(1899).
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≡
Dioon edule
f. lanuginosum
,
Pflanzenr. (Engler) IV.1(Heft 99): 127.
(1932).
-
=
Dioon imbricatum
,
Tijdschr. Wis- Natuurk. Wetensch. Eerste Kl. Kon. Ned. Inst. Wetensch. 1(1): 36.
(1847).
-
≡
Dioon edule
f. imbricatum
,
Prodr. Syst. Cycad.: 10, 22.
(1861).
-
=
Dioon strobilaceum
,
Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 16(2): 537.
(1868).
-
=
Platyzamia rigida
,
Abh. Math.-Phys. Cl. Königl. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. 4(2): 23, t. 4.
(1846).
-
=
Zamia maelenii
,
Linnaea 18(1): 97-98.
(1844).
Nomenclatural Synonyms:
-
≡
Dioon edule
f. edule
,
Prodr. Syst. Cycad.: 10.
(1861).
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≡
Dioon edule
Lindl.
subsp. edule
,
Kalmia 13: 5.
(1983).
-
≡
Dioon edule
var. edule
,
Arch. Néerl. Sci. Exact. Nat. 3: 427.
(1868).
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.
Mexico (San Luis Potosí)
Mexico (San Luis Potosí)
Mexico (Veracruz)
Mexico (Veracruz)
Mexico (Veracruz)
References (20)