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Occurrence
Near Threatened

Davidson, C 1120

March 8, 1970

Malaysia

This occurrence of Cycas rumphii Miq. (Davidson, C 1120) was collected on March 8, 1970 in Malaysia. Flora of the World includes 2 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.

Cycas rumphii--Sabah. Sapi Isl. 9 Mar 1970. IMG028a (1).JPG

Cycas rumphii--Sabah. Sapi Isl. 9 Mar 1970. IMG028a (1).JPG

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Cycadopsida

Order

Cycadales

Family

Cycadaceae

Genus

Cycas

Specific Epithet

rumphii

Authorship

Miq.

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Moderate

ED 5.3

Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.

Threat status

Near Threatened

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.6

Global rank

#506 of 1,090

Top 1,000 globally

This lineage appears to have diverged from its closest living relatives roughly 5 million years ago — a long, lonely branch of the plant tree of life.

Source: Gymnosperms EDGE assessment →