Occurrence
Least Concern

Davidson, C 11500

August 21, 2009

South Africa

This occurrence of Widdringtonia nodiflora (L.) Powrie (Davidson, C 11500) was collected on August 21, 2009 in South Africa. Flora of the World includes 20 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.

Widdringtonia nodiflora, C. Davidson 11500--South Africa. Marloth Nat. Res. Langeberg Mts. 22 Aug 09. 097 (11).jpg

Widdringtonia nodiflora, C. Davidson 11500--South Africa. Marloth Nat. Res. Langeberg Mts. 22 Aug 09. 097 (11).jpg

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Pinopsida

Order

Pinales

Family

Cupressaceae

Genus

Widdringtonia

Specific Epithet

nodiflora

Authorship

(L.) Powrie

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.4

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

#927 of 1,090

Top 1,000 globally

This lineage appears to have diverged from its closest living relatives roughly 1 million years ago — a long, lonely branch of the plant tree of life.

Source: Gymnosperms EDGE assessment →