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This occurrence of Encephalartos villosus Lem. was collected on March 14, 2005 in South Africa. Flora of the World includes 14 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.
Encephalartos villosus--So.Africa. Lowveld Nat. Bot. Gard. 14 Mch 05. 301.jpg
Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Cycadopsida
Order
Cycadales
Family
Zamiaceae
Genus
Encephalartos
Specific Epithet
villosus
Authorship
Lem.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Conservation (EDGE)
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 2.2
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#837 of 1,090
Top 1,000 globally
This lineage appears to have diverged from its closest living relatives roughly 2 million years ago — a long, lonely branch of the plant tree of life.
Source: Gymnosperms EDGE assessment →