
Virgin's palm (Dioon edule)
Virgin's palm, also known as Mexican Macrozamia, Chestnut Dioon
Virgin's palm is a so-called cycad, a group of the oldest known seed plants on the Earth that dates from before the Triassic-Jurassic mass extinction. Although Dioon edule looks like a palm and carries the name virgin's palm, it's not a palm at all. This species is endemic to Mexico.
Key Facts About Virgin's palm
Attributes of Virgin's palm
Lifespan
Perennial
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Height
1.8 m to 2.5 m
Spread
1.5 m
Leaf Color
Green Blue Gray
Flower Size
2 cm to 4 cm
Flower Color
N/A
Scientific Classification of Virgin's palm
Phylum
Vascular plants
Class
Cycads
Order
Cycadales
Family
Sago-palm
Genus
Dioon
Species
Virgin's palm
Toxicity
Ingestion