Dioon merolae
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| Dioon merolae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Gymnospermae |
| Division: | Cycadophyta |
| Class: | Cycadopsida |
| Order: | Cycadales |
| Family: | Zamiaceae |
| Genus: | Dioon |
| Species: | D. merolae |
| Binomial name | |
| Dioon merolae De Luca, Sabato & Vázq. Torres 1981 | |
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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]
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]
