Dioon califanoi

Dioon califanoi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Cycadophyta
Class: Cycadopsida
Order: Cycadales
Family: Zamiaceae
Genus: Dioon
Species:
D. califanoi
Binomial name
Dioon califanoi
De Luca & Sabato 1979
Synonyms

Dioon edule var. califanoi (De Luca & Sabato) Nance 2009

Dioon califanoi is a species of cycad that is native to Oaxaca and Puebla states, Mexico.[2] It is found near Teotitlán del Camino and Huautla de Jiménez.[1]

With cones in a greenhouse at Paloma Gardens, New Zealand

Mutualism

The beetle Pharaxonotha bicolor is in an obligatory mutualistic relationship with Dioon califanoi, 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]

References

  1. ^ a b Chemnick, J.; Gregory, T. (2010). "Dioon califanoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010 e.T42145A10666506. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T42145A10666506.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Dioon califanoi in Tropicos".
  3. ^ Skelley, Paul; Tang, William; Pérez-Farrera, Miguel (February 24, 2022). "Review of Pharaxonotha Reitter (Coleoptera: Erotylidae: Pharaxonothinae) inhabiting the cycad genus Dioon Lindl. (Cycadales), with descriptions of nine new species and comments on P. kirschii Reitter". Insecta Mundi: 3, 6.
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