Dioon
| Dioon | |
|---|---|
| Dioon edule | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Gymnospermae |
| Division: | Cycadophyta |
| Class: | Cycadopsida |
| Order: | Cycadales |
| Family: | Zamiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Encephalartoideae |
| Tribe: | Diooeae Schuster |
| Genus: | Dioon Lindl. |
| Type species | |
| Dioon edule Lindl. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Dioon is a genus of cycads in the family Zamiaceae. It is native to Mexico and Central America. Their habitats include tropical forests, pine-oak forest, and dry hillsides, canyons and coastal dunes.