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This occurrence of Encephalartos altensteinii Lehm. was collected on March 14, 2005 in South Africa. Flora of the World includes 7 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.
Encephalartos altensteinii--So.Africa. Lowveld Nat. Bot. Gard. 14 Mch 05. 323.jpg
Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Cycadopsida
Order
Cycadales
Family
Zamiaceae
Genus
Encephalartos
Specific Epithet
altensteinii
Authorship
Lehm.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Conservation (EDGE)
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
High
ED 8.7
Sits on a long, isolated branch of the plant tree of life, with relatively few close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
2.0
Global rank
#205 of 1,090
Top 1,000 globally
This lineage appears to have diverged from its closest living relatives roughly 9 million years ago — a long, lonely branch of the plant tree of life.
Source: Gymnosperms EDGE assessment →