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]
| Dioon califanoi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Gymnosperms |
| Division: | Cycadophyta |
| Class: | Cycadopsida |
| Order: | Cycadales |
| Family: | Zamiaceae |
| Genus: | Dioon |
| Species: | D. califanoi |
| Binomial name | |
| Dioon califanoi De Luca & Sabato 1979 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Dioon edule var. califanoi (De Luca & Sabato) Nance 2009 | |
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Mutualism
editThe 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
edit- 1 2 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.
- ↑ "Dioon califanoi in Tropicos".
- ↑ 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.
External links
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