Dioon tomasellii is a species of cycad in the family Zamiaceae. It is endemic to Mexico, where it occurs in the states of Durango, Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacán, and Nayarit.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Gymnospermae |
| Division: | Cycadophyta |
| Class: | Cycadopsida |
| Order: | Cycadales |
| Family: | Zamiaceae |
| Genus: | Dioon |
| Species: | D. tomasellii
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| Dioon tomasellii De Luca, Sabato & Vázq.Torres
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This plant grows in oak and pine-oak forest and woodland habitat. Threats to the species include destruction of the habitat for agriculture and overcollection for horticultural purposes.[1]
This species was first described in 1984.[2] It was revised in 1997, with one variety being elevated to species status as Dioon sonorense.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c Vovides, A. & Chemnick, J. 2010. Dioon tomasellii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.2. Downloaded on 06 September 2015.
- ^ De Luca, P., Sabato, S., & Torres, M. V. (1984). Dion tomasellii (Zamiaceae), a new species with two varieties from western Mexico. Brittonia, 36(3), 223-227.
- ^ Chemnick, J., Gregory, T. J., & Salas Morales, S. (1997). A revision of Dioon tomasellii (Zamiaceae) from western Mexico, a range extension of D. merolae, and clarification of D. purpusii. Archived 2011-03-19 at the Wayback Machine Phytologia, 83(1), 1-6.
External links
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