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Occurrence
Endangered

Not collected

May 25, 2001

Mexico

This occurrence of Zamia furfuracea L.f. (Not collected) was collected on May 25, 2001 in Mexico. Flora of the World includes 2 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.

Zamia furfuracea, not coll.--MX. Veracruz. Cerca de Balzapote. 26 May 01. 002.jpg

Zamia furfuracea, not coll.--MX. Veracruz. Cerca de Balzapote. 26 May 01. 002.jpg

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Cycadopsida

Order

Cycadales

Family

Zamiaceae

Genus

Zamia

Specific Epithet

furfuracea

Authorship

L.f.

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

Endangered

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.4

Global rank

#587 of 1,090

Top 1,000 globally

This lineage appears to have diverged from its closest living relatives roughly 1 million years ago — a long, lonely branch of the plant tree of life.

Source: Gymnosperms EDGE assessment →