Dioon rzedowskii

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Dioon rzedowskii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Cycadophyta
Class: Cycadopsida
Order: Cycadales
Family: Zamiaceae
Genus: Dioon
Species:
D. rzedowskii
Binomial name
Dioon rzedowskii
De Luca, A. Moretti, Sabato & Vázq. Torres 1980

Dioon rzedowskii is a species of cycad that is native to Oaxaca, Mexico. [1] It occurs in the Rio Santo Domingo valley, near the villages of San Bartolome Ayautla and San Pedro Teutila.

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References

  1. "Dioon rzedowskii in Tropicos".