Dioon purpusii

Synonymy: None Distribution: Mexico
Common name: Chontal—la-fane-tejua, lan-zi-le, lan-zi-li; Náh.—chamal; Spanish—palma real (royal palm). Source: M. Bonta & R. Osborne, Cycads in the Vernacular. Conservation status: Vulnerable

Adult plant in habitat in Oaxaca, Mexico

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Male in cone

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Top photo courtesy and copyright © 1999, Lou Randall; taken in habitat in Oaxaca, Mexico. Middle photo courtesy and copyright © 1998, Geri Prall, Southwest Florida Chapter; taken in a private garden in LaHabra, CA. Bottom photo courtesy and copyright © 1998, Geoff Stein; taken in a private garden in Los Angeles, CA.

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