Occurrence
Least Concern

No record number

August 31, 1974

United States

This occurrence of Encephalartos villosus Lem. was collected on August 31, 1974 in United States. Flora of the World includes 1 field photograph documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.

Encephalartos villosus--CA. Univ. California Los Angeles. Sep 1974. IMG031b.jpg

Encephalartos villosus--CA. Univ. California Los Angeles. Sep 1974. IMG031b.jpg

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Cycadopsida

Order

Cycadales

Family

Zamiaceae

Genus

Encephalartos

Specific Epithet

villosus

Authorship

Lem.

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

Least Concern

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 →