Palm

Gum Palm

Dioon spinulosum Dyer ex Eichl.

Veracruz and Oaxaca, Mexico

Fun factIts female cone is one of the largest, if not the largest, cones produced by any living plant.

The giant dioon is a cycad, an ancient palm-like plant that is neither palm nor fern, and one of the tallest cycads in the world. It forms a trunk topped by a rosette of stiff, arching, blue-green pinnate leaves, each with 150–250 narrow, glossy leaflets edged with small teeth. Plants are either male or female, and the female cones are among the largest cones of any living plant. Its spiny leaflets mean it is best planted away from paths.

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Palm Endemic to Mexico, in the states of Veracruz and Oaxaca

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FamilyZamiaceae

Spanish nameCoyolito de cerro

Also known asGiant dioon, Coyolito de cerro, Palma de chicle, Chicalito

Native toEndemic to Mexico, in the states of Veracruz and Oaxaca, on limestone cliffs and rocky hillsides in lowland tropical rainforest at about 90–460 m

Tag	Garden area	Zone	Planted	Status	Sponsored	Note
—	Palm Jungle	B	17 June 2016	Planted	—

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