Dioon edule

Synonymy: Numerous; see The Cycad Pages Distribution: Mexico
Common name: Virgin palm; Náh.—chamal, quiotamal, sotol, tiotamal (sacred tamale), tzamal; Sp.—palma de Dolores (Virgin of Sorrows palm), palma de macetas (flowerpot palm), palma de Santa Teresita, palma de serrucho (handsaw palm), palma de la Virgen, palmita (little palm); tullidora (crippler). Source for local names: M. Bonta & R. Osborne, Cycads in the Vernacular. Conservation status: Rare

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Contributor next to his large adult plant

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"Purple" form

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Dioon edule var. angustifolia

Top photo courtesy and copyright © 1999, Tom Broome, central Florida. Middle photo courtesy and copyright © 1998, zone10.com. Bottom photo courtesy and copyright © 1998, Geoff Stein; taken at a private garden in Los Angeles, CA.

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