''Dioon rzedowskii'' is a
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
of
cycad
Cycads are seed plants that typically have a stout and woody (ligneous) trunk (botany), trunk with a crown (botany), crown of large, hard, stiff, evergreen and (usually) pinnate leaves. The species are dioecious, that is, individual plants o ...
that is native to Oaxaca,
Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
.
It occurs in the Rio Santo Domingo valley, near the villages of
San Bartolome Ayautla and
San Pedro Teutila
San Pedro Teutila is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 148 km².
It is part of Cuicatlán District in the south of the Cañada Region
Cañada is a region in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico ...
.
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rzedowskii
Plants described in 1980
Flora of Mexico
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