Dioon holmgrenii
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| Dioon holmgrenii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Gymnospermae |
| Division: | Cycadophyta |
| Class: | Cycadopsida |
| Order: | Cycadales |
| Family: | Zamiaceae |
| Genus: | Dioon |
| Species: | D. holmgrenii |
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| Dioon holmgrenii De Luca, Sabato & Vázq. Torres 1981 | |
Dioon holmgrenii is a species of cycad in the family Zamiaceae. It is endemic to Mexico, where it occurs only in an area just to the southwest of San Gabriel Mixtepec, Oaxaca.[2] It is known by the common name palma del sol (sun palm).[2]
This plant grows in humid pine-oak forest habitats.
There are only two known subpopulations.[2]
