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Occurrence

Davidson, C 6904

EDGE • Endangered

March 12, 1978

Costa Rica

This occurrence of Zamia skinneri Warsz. ex A.Dietr. (Davidson, C 6904) was collected on March 12, 1978 in Costa Rica. Flora of the World includes 4 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.

Zamia skinneri--Costa Rica. Limon. Hda. Tapezco-La Suerte. CDavidson 6904. 004.JPG

Zamia skinneri--Costa Rica. Limon. Hda. Tapezco-La Suerte. CDavidson 6904. 004.JPG

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Cycadopsida

Order

Cycadales

Family

Zamiaceae

Genus

Zamia

Specific Epithet

skinneri

Authorship

Warsz. ex A.Dietr.

Taxonomic Opinions

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Moderate

ED 3.2

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

EDGE List

Threat status

Endangered

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

1.4

Global rank

#292 of 1,090

Top 1,000 globally

This lineage appears to have diverged from its closest living relatives roughly 3 million years ago — a long, lonely branch of the plant tree of life.

Source: Gymnosperms EDGE assessment →