Occurrence

54.1169

EDGE • Critically Endangered

February 9, 2003

United States

This occurrence of Ceratozamia mexicana Brongn. (54.1169) was collected on February 9, 2003 in United States. Flora of the World includes 2 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.

Ceratozamia longifolia. 54.1169--California. Berkeley Bot. Gard. 10 Feb 03. 013.jpg

Ceratozamia longifolia. 54.1169--California. Berkeley Bot. Gard. 10 Feb 03. 013.jpg

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Cycadopsida

Order

Cycadales

Family

Zamiaceae

Genus

Ceratozamia

Specific Epithet

mexicana

Authorship

Brongn.

Taxonomic Opinions

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.4

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

EDGE List

Threat status

Critically Endangered

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

1.3

Global rank

#311 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 →