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Occurrence
Least Concern

No record number

November 20, 2002

South Africa

This occurrence of Encephalartos villosus Lem. was collected on November 20, 2002 in South Africa. Flora of the World includes 3 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.

Encephalartos villosus--South Africa. Cape Province. Stellenbosch B. G. 21 Nov. 02. 028.jpg

Encephalartos villosus--South Africa. Cape Province. Stellenbosch B. G. 21 Nov. 02. 028.jpg

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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

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 →