Dioon purpusii
| Dioon purpusii | |
|---|---|
| D. purpusii at the Florentine "Garden of Simples", Italy. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Gymnospermae |
| Division: | Cycadophyta |
| Class: | Cycadopsida |
| Order: | Cycadales |
| Family: | Zamiaceae |
| Genus: | Dioon |
| Species: | D. purpusii |
| Binomial name | |
| Dioon purpusii | |
Dioon purpusii (Purpus' cycad) is a cycad tree endemic to a very small region in Mexico (Oaxaca, Puebla). It is found in Tomellín Canyon and the eastern branches of La Cañada de Cuicatlán.