Dioon purpusii

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DERIVATION

Dioon

- From the Greek dis (twice) and oon (egg); refers to the paired seeds

purpusii

- named for brothers Carl Abert, 1851-1941, and Joseph Anton Purpus, 1860-1932, German plant collectors, worked in California and Mexico

Lonicera x purpusii is named for Joseph Purpus

Dioon purpusii is named for Carl Purpus

Eriogonum kennedyi var. purpusii was named for William Ledlie Kennedy and Carl Purpus

More than 200 species contain the names purpusii or purpusianus or purpusiorum are named in honor of the brothers

FAMILY

Zamiaceae (Cycad | Cycas Family) Other Plants in the Cycad Cycas Family

HABIT

Tree

RANGE

Mexico (Oaxaca)

LEAF TYPE

Evergreen

HARDINESS

USDA Zone 9B (Coldest zone where hardy)

SUN REQUIREMENTS

Partial sun | Shade

COMMON NAME(S)

Cycad

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Individual Location for Dioon purpusii:
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Key

Accession
Number

Year

Location

131895*1

2013

Tropical Conservatory

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FLOWERING:
When Dioon purpusii has been observed flowering
at Denver Botanic Gardens

2019

2018

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