Dioon merolae

Synonymy: None Distribution: Mexico
Common name: Chiapaneco—nimalari (feather-like leaf); Sp.—espadaña (church steeple), morrito (small Crescentia tree gourd with round fruit,), maíz viejo (old time maize), palma espinuda (spiny palm), palmilla (little palm). Source: M. Bonta & R. Osborne, Cycads in the Vernacular. Conservation status: Vulnerable

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Adult plant

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Female with cone falling apart

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Variegated seedling

Photos courtesy and copyright © 1998, Geoff Stein. Top photo taken at a private garden in Thousand Oaks, CA; middle and bottom photos taken at a private garden in Los Angeles, CA.

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