Dioon mejiae (Cycad)

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Dioon mejiae Standley et L.O. Williams

Cycad

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Cycadophyta	All cycads—primitive palm-like plants
Class	Cycadopsida	Cycads
Order	Cycadales	Living cycads (most are extinct)
Family	Zamiaceae	Cycas that are superficially palm- or fernlike
Genus	Dioon
Species	mejiae

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These very large cycads are native to Honduras and Nicaragua.

Identification: These cycads are among the largest and most abundant in the world, reaching 33' (10 m) in height. The trunk may be 10' (3 m) wide. Leaves are up to 7' (2.1 m) long.

Online References:

The Palm and Cycad Societies of Australia

The Palm & Cycad Society of Florida’s Plant to Palm site

Desert-tropicals.com

Horticopia

Stephen Sharnoff Photography

Dioon pectinatum

Dioon edule β latipinna

Dioon mejiae description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.

2/26/2010 · San Diego Zoo, San Diego, California
≈ 4 × 5' (1.3 × 1.6 m)

Range: Zones 9b-12:

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