Editing Dioon merolae

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[[File:Dioon_merolae.jpg|frame|Figure 1. ''D. merolae'' in habitat.]]
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===Synonymy:===
''D. dohenyi''

===Distribution & Habitat:===
Open forests in the mountains of the Chiapas, Mexico.

===Conservation Status:===
Threatened

===Description:===
A medium sized cycad with either an erect or reclining trunk,
to about 3m tall, with stems up to 40cm in diameter.
The leaves are dark green, semiglossy, up to 1m long,
200-240 leaflets and with the basal leaflets reducing to spines.

===General:===
An uncommon cycad, not often cultivated.

===Culture:===
Full sun to light shade, in sub-tropical or warm temperate regions.
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[[File:Dioon_merolae02.jpg|frame|Figure 2. ''D. merolae'' male cone in a private garden,La Habra, California.]]
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[[File:Dioon_merolae03.jpg|frame|Figure 3. ''D. merolae'' emerging female cone.]]
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[[File:Dioon_merolae04.jpg|frame|Figure 4. ''D. merolae'' in habitat.Bob is showing off the female cone.]]
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===Contributed by: ===
Bob and Marita Bobick (Figure 1&4)<br/>
Fred Zone 10A (Figure 2&3)<br/>


===External Links:===
<p>[https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/cycadpg?taxname=Dioon+merolae Cycad Pages],
[https://www.iucnredlist.org/details/full/42146/0 IUCN],
[https://www.jstor.org/action/doBasicSearch?Query=Dioon+merolae JSTOR],
[https://www.trebrown.com/plant_info.php?species=Dioon+merolae Trebrown]
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[https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Dioon+merolae%22&amp;num=10&amp;sa=Google+Search Google],
[https://images.google.com/images?q=%22Dioon+merolae%22&amp;hl=en&amp;btnG=Google+Search GoogleImages],
[https://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Dioon+merolae Flickr],
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[[Category:Dioon|merolae]]
[[Category:Cycad|Dioon_merolae]]