61.1084
This occurrence of Dacrycarpus dacrydioides (A.Rich.) de Laub. (61.1084) was collected on February 9, 2003 in Greece. Flora of the World includes 3 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.
Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Order
Pinales
Family
Podocarpaceae
Genus
Dacrycarpus
Specific Epithet
dacrydioides
Authorship
(A.Rich.) de Laub.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Conservation (EDGE)
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Very high
ED 21.9
Among the most evolutionarily isolated plants known — losing it erases an irreplaceable branch of the plant tree of life.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
1.2
Global rank
#320 of 1,090
Top 1,000 globally
This lineage appears to have diverged from its closest living relatives roughly 22 million years ago — a long, lonely branch of the plant tree of life.
Source: Gymnosperms EDGE assessment →