Dioon sonorense (De Luca, Sabato & Vázq.Torres) Chemnick, T.J.Greg. & Salas-mor.

Cycad (en)

Species

Gymnosperms > Cycadales > Zamiaceae > Dioon

Characteristics

A perennial dioecious evergreen plant. It grows 0.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer nostocaceae
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

High desert to oak woodland, usually on steep canyon walls or hillsides in extremely dry conditions; at elevations from 615-1,200 metres . Plants also occur in the transition zone between oak-pine forest and tropical deciduous thorn forest.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses -
Edible seeds stems
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 -

Distribution

Dioon sonorense world distribution map, present in Mexico

Conservation status

Dioon sonorense threat status: Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1001655-1
WFO ID wfo-0000648127
COL ID 36BDL
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Dioon sonorense Dioon edule var. sonorense Dioon tomasellii var. sonorense Dioon edule var. gentryi