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This occurrence of Dioon spinulosum Dyer ex Eichler was collected on January 14, 2003 in Greece. Flora of the World includes 3 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.
Dioon spinulosum--FL. Nat. Central Amer. Fairchild Trop. Garden. SRC15 Jan 03. 130.jpg
Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Cycadopsida
Order
Cycadales
Family
Zamiaceae
Genus
Dioon
Specific Epithet
spinulosum
Authorship
Dyer ex Eichler
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Conservation (EDGE)
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Very high
ED 14.8
Among the most evolutionarily isolated plants known — losing it erases an irreplaceable branch of the plant tree of life.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
7.6
Global rank
#28 of 1,090
Top 100 globally
This lineage appears to have diverged from its closest living relatives roughly 15 million years ago — a long, lonely branch of the plant tree of life.
Source: Gymnosperms EDGE assessment →