"Dioon spinulosum " prefers well-drained soil with regular water.
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"Parallocorynus " has to date only been collected from the cycad genus " Dioon ".
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It was revised in 1997, with one variety being elevated to species status as " Dioon sonorense ".
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The genus name " Dioon " means " two-egged ", referring to the two ovules ( see photo below ).
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Death rates among seedlings are considerable, which is detrimental to a slow-growing plant such as the " Dioon edule ".
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Dioons are dioecious, D . tomasellii ", which are smaller overall, with shorter trunks, much shorter fronds, and smaller cones.
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"Dioon spinulosum " has pinnate leaves that grow to about 5-7 ft ( 1.5-2.1 m ) in length and radiate out from the trunk.
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Similarly " Rhopalotria " is associated with various species of " Zamia " cycads, though one of the as yet undescribed species was collected from " Dioon spinulosum ".
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In 1997 the collection was further improved by the acquisition of a variety of worthy specimens, including " Dioon spinulosum, Encephalartos altensteinii, Encephalartos longifolius, Encephalartos villosus, Macrozamia moorei " and " Zamia furfuracea ".
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Its plantings include Liliaceae ( agave, cordyline, dasylirion, dracaena, yucca ), and cactus and cycads ( Cycas, Dioon, Encephalartos ), as well as " Cocculus laurifolius ", euonymus, oleander, etc.
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