Not collected
This occurrence of Cycas media R.Br. (Not collected) was collected on September 21, 2011 in Australia. Flora of the World includes 23 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.
Cycas, Not collected--Australia. Queensland. Herberton Range. Powerline access road. 22 Sep 2011. (45).JPG
Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Cycadopsida
Order
Cycadales
Family
Cycadaceae
Genus
Cycas
Specific Epithet
media
Authorship
R.Br.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Conservation (EDGE)
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Moderate
ED 3.7
Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#784 of 1,090
Top 1,000 globally
This lineage appears to have diverged from its closest living relatives roughly 4 million years ago — a long, lonely branch of the plant tree of life.
Source: Gymnosperms EDGE assessment →