Dioon angustifolium Miq.

Species

Gymnosperms > Cycadales > Zamiaceae > Dioon

Characteristics

A perennial dioecious evergreen tree. It grows 2m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 2.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer nostocaceae
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Among rocks and on slopes in drier types of deciduous forest and shrubland. Generally in areas transitional between tropical deciduous forest and oak woodland, growing in rocky habitats or on steep cliffs; at elevations from 500-1,500 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses food gum medicinal
Edible roots seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Dioon angustifolium unspecified picture

Distribution

Dioon angustifolium world distribution map, present in Mexico

Conservation status

Dioon angustifolium threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:80644-2
WFO ID wfo-0000648107
COL ID 36BD8
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Dioon edule f. angustifolium Dioon edule subsp. angustifolium Dioon edule var. angustifolium Dioon edule var. angustifolium Dioon angustifolium Dioon edule subsp. angustifolia