  Range map for species of Dioon (1). | Dioon spinulosum DyerCommon NamesTaxonomic notesDescriptionRangeBig TreeGrows to a height of 16 m and diameter of 40 cm. It is among the tallest of cycads, but several other species of Dioon achieve the same diameter (1). It also has one of the largest female cones known among cycads, attaining 80 cm long and 30 cm diameter (2).EthnobotanyObservationsRemarksCitations(1) Jones 1993.(2) Norstog & Nichols 1997. |
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