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Occurrence
Least Concern

(89-162)

January 14, 2003

Greece

This occurrence of Zamia obliqua A.Braun ((89-162)) was collected on January 14, 2003 in Greece. Flora of the World includes 2 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.

Zamia obliqua (89-162)--Florida. Miami-Dade Co. Fairchild Tropical Garden. 15 Jan. 03. 099.jpg

Zamia obliqua (89-162)--Florida. Miami-Dade Co. Fairchild Tropical Garden. 15 Jan. 03. 099.jpg

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Cycadopsida

Order

Cycadales

Family

Zamiaceae

Genus

Zamia

Specific Epithet

obliqua

Authorship

A.Braun

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

High

ED 8.8

Sits on a long, isolated branch of the plant tree of life, with relatively few close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.4

Global rank

#633 of 1,090

Top 1,000 globally

This lineage appears to have diverged from its closest living relatives roughly 8 million years ago — a long, lonely branch of the plant tree of life.

Source: Gymnosperms EDGE assessment →