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Dioon caputoi

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Dioon caputoi is a species of cycad that is native to the state of Puebla, Mexico.[2] It is found near Loma de la Grana, located 6 km southwest of San Luis Atolotitlán (formerly San Luis Tultitlanapa), Caltepec.[1] It is protected by the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Biosphere Reserve. As of 2018, there are only five or six known populations of Dioon caputoi remaining in the wild. Within each population are between 50 and 120, primarily adult, specimens that are distributed randomly throughout the dry scrubland. [3]

References

  1. ^ a b Chemnick, J.; Gregory, T. (2010). "Dioon caputoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T42106A10647070. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T42106A10647070.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Dioon caputoi in Tropicos".
  3. ^ Cabrera-Toledo, Dánae; González-Astorga, Jorge; Vovides, Andrew P.; Casas, Alejandro; Vargas-Ponce, Ofelia; Carrillo-Reyes, Pablo; Nolasco-Soto, Janet; Vega, Ernesto (30 December 2018). "Surviving background extinction: Inferences from historic and current dynamics in the contrasting population structures of two endemic Mexican cycads". Population Ecology. Wiley. 61: 62–73 – via Web of Science.

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Dioon caputoi: Brief Summary

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Dioon caputoi is a species of cycad that is native to the state of Puebla, Mexico. It is found near Loma de la Grana, located 6 km southwest of San Luis Atolotitlán (formerly San Luis Tultitlanapa), Caltepec. It is protected by the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Biosphere Reserve. As of 2018, there are only five or six known populations of Dioon caputoi remaining in the wild. Within each population are between 50 and 120, primarily adult, specimens that are distributed randomly throughout the dry scrubland.

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