Order XXI. Cycadaceae, Lindl.—Cycads.
Botanical name:
Classic texts: Pereira 1854.
Classic texts: Pereira 1854.
Dioon edule Lindl.
Engl.: edible-seeded cycas, edible-seeded Mexican dioon, Mexican arrow-root, virgin palm.
Deu.: Mexikanischer Doppelpalmfarn.
Span.: palma de Dolores.
TCM: shi yong su tie.
Bot. syn.: Dion edule Lindl.
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