Occurrence
EDGE • Endangered

Garden no. 71194B

April 6, 2003

Greece

This occurrence of Encephalartos arenarius R.A.Dyer (Garden no. 71194B) was collected on April 6, 2003 in Greece. Flora of the World includes 2 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.

Encephalartos arenarius--FL. Fairchild Bot. Gard. 7 Apr 03. 123.jpg

Encephalartos arenarius--FL. Fairchild Bot. Gard. 7 Apr 03. 123.jpg

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Cycadopsida

Order

Cycadales

Family

Zamiaceae

Genus

Encephalartos

Specific Epithet

arenarius

Authorship

R.A.Dyer

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Moderate

ED 3.8

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

EDGE List

Threat status

Endangered

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

1.8

Global rank

#228 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 →