Virgin's palm

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

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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