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A new Mexican species ofDioon has been found in Oaxaca,Dioon califanoi, characterized by keeled fronds and leaflets inserted obliquely above the rachis. A key to the known species ofDioon is given.
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Luca, P.D., Sabato, S. Dioon califanoi (Zamiaceae), a new species from Mexico. Brittonia 31, 170–173 (1979). https://doi.org/10.2307/2806693
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