Accession Data
Dioon edule
Common Name: Chestnut Dioon
Family: Zamiaceae
Country of Origin: NE. Mexico (to Veracruz)
Description: Trunk to 6 feet, very stocky. Leaves 3-6 feet long, pinnae entire in adult plants but toothed at tip in younger specimens.
Uses: Seeds are edible if cooked.
Accession Data
Accession #: 198900054
Accession Date: 1989-12-31 00:00:00
Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering
Location: 1305
Quantity: 1
Source: Christa's Cactus
Culture: Requires partial shade and rich soil.
Classification
Division: Cycadophyta
Class: Cycadopsida
Subclass: Cycadidae
Order: Cycadales
Family: Zamiaceae
SubFamily: Encephalartoideae
Tribe: Diooeae
Flowering Data:
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References
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 5 May 2015.
- WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 5 May 2015.
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