HomeCycadalesZamiaceaeEncephalartos
Occurrence

Davidson C., Christoph S.R. s.n.

Living Specimen
Near Threatened

December 6, 2003

Cameroon

Encephalartos laurentianus--Cameroon. Limbe Garden . 12 Oct. 04. 108.jpg

Encephalartos laurentianus--Cameroon. Limbe Garden . 12 Oct. 04. 108.jpg

This occurrence of Encephalartos laurentianus De Wild. (Davidson C., Christoph S.R. s.n.) was collected on December 6, 2003 in Cameroon. Flora of the World includes 8 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Cycadopsida

Order

Cycadales

Family

Zamiaceae

Genus

Encephalartos

Specific Epithet

laurentianus

Authorship

De Wild.

Taxonomic Opinions

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 0.9

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Near Threatened

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#889 of 1,090

Top 1,000 globally

This lineage appears to have diverged from its closest living relatives roughly 0 million years ago — a long, lonely branch of the plant tree of life.

Source: Gymnosperms EDGE assessment →