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Range map for species of Dioon (1).
Dioon spinulosum Dyer

Common Names

Taxonomic notes

Description

Range

Big Tree

Grows 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).

Ethnobotany

Observations

Remarks

Citations

(1) Jones 1993.
(2) Norstog & Nichols 1997.

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This page is from the Gymnosperm Database
URL: http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Canopy/2285/za/di/spinulosum.htm
Edited by Christopher J. Earle
E-mail:earlecj@earthlink.net
Last modified on 21-Dec-98

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