Dioon califanoi

Dioon califanoi is a species of cycad that is native to Oaxaca and Puebla states, Mexico. It is found near Teotitlán del Camino and Huautla de Jiménez.
[image:Flickr - brewbooks - Cycads in the greenhouse - Paloma gardens (1).jpg|thumb|left|250px|With cones in a greenhouse at Paloma Gardens, New Zealand]

Mutualism

The beetle Pharaxonotha bicolor is in an obligatory mutualistic relationship with Dioon califanoi, living and breeding in male cones and consuming pollen and cone tissues while serving as a pollinating vector by transferring pollen to female cones.