HomeCycadalesZamiaceaeZamia
Occurrence

Garden no. 771002E

Near Threatened

April 6, 2003

United States

Zamia tuerckheimii--FL. Fairchild Bot. Gard. 7 Apr 03. 153.jpg

Zamia tuerckheimii--FL. Fairchild Bot. Gard. 7 Apr 03. 153.jpg

This occurrence of Zamia tuerckheimii Donn.Sm. (Garden no. 771002E) was collected on April 6, 2003 in United States. Flora of the World includes 4 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Cycadopsida

Order

Cycadales

Family

Zamiaceae

Genus

Zamia

Specific Epithet

tuerckheimii

Authorship

Donn.Sm.

Taxonomic Opinions

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 2.7

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Near Threatened

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.3

Global rank

#664 of 1,090

Top 1,000 globally

This lineage appears to have diverged from its closest living relatives roughly 3 million years ago — a long, lonely branch of the plant tree of life.

Source: Gymnosperms EDGE assessment →