Dioon merolae
| Dioon merolae | |
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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. merolae
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| Binomial name | |
| Dioon merolae De Luca, Sabato & Vázq. Torres 1981
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| Synonyms | |
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Dioon edule var. merolae (De Luca & Sabato) Nance 2009 | |
Dioon merolae is a species of cycad that is native to Chiapas and Oaxaca, Mexico.[2] It is known from the municipalities of Cintalapa and Villaflores in Chiapas, and from the Sierra Juárez, Oaxaca.[1]
Mutualism
The beetle Pharaxonotha occidentalis is in an obligatory mutualistic relationship with Dioon merolae, living and breeding in male cones and consuming pollen and cone tissues while serving as a pollinating vector by transferring pollen to female cones.[3]
Gallery
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References
- ^ a b Chemnick, J.; Gregory, T. (2010). "Dioon merolae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010 e.T42146A10666824. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T42146A10666824.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "Dioon merolae in Tropicos".
- ^ Tang, William; Skelley, Paul E.; Taylor B, Alberto S.; Salzman, Shayla (April 5, 2024). "Review of Pharaxonotha Reitter (Coleoptera: Erotylidae: Pharaxonothinae) inhabiting cones of the cycad Zamia L. (Cycadales) in Panama, with descriptions of five new species". Insecta Mundi: 3, 6. ISSN 1942-1354.
External links
Media related to Dioon merolae at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Dioon merolae at Wikispecies
