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Dioon planifolium Salas-Mor., Chemnick & T.J.Greg. [WFO] [IPNI] [POWO] [MO]

First published in: Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 88(1): 35-42. (2016).

Etymology: From the Latin planus (‘flat’, ‘level’) and folium (‘leaf’), in reference to its characteristically flat leaves. [source]

Nomenclatural Type Information
Collector and Number: S. Salas-Morales 4344 SS
Locality: Mexico ,Oaxaca. Steep slopes within the hills on the east side of the valley of the Rio Mixteco , 1600 m , 3 Nov 2001
Type Location(s): HT:MEXU; IT: CAS, F, FTG, SERO, XAL

Distribution: Mexico (Oaxaca)

IUCN Red List Conservation Status: Vulnerable C1; D2

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.

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Haynes JL. 2022. Etymological compendium of cycad names. Phytotaxa 550 (1) : 1-31. WLoC DOI
Etymology
Gregory T, Chemnick J. 2022. Dioon planifolium. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T103632265A103632300. WLoC DOI
Red List Assessment
Salas-Morales SH, Chemnick J, Gregory TJ. 2016. A new cycad species in the genus Dioon (Zamiaceae) from the Mixteca region of Oaxaca, Mexico. Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 88 (1) : 197-204. WLoC
Protologue Pages: 35-42