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Occurrence
Least Concern

71.0346

July 1, 2007

Greece

This occurrence of Lepidozamia peroffskyana Regel (71.0346) was collected on July 1, 2007 in Greece. Flora of the World includes 4 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.

Lepidozamia peroffskyana, 71.0346--CA. UC Berkeley Bot. Garden. 2 Jul 07. 050.jpg

Lepidozamia peroffskyana, 71.0346--CA. UC Berkeley Bot. Garden. 2 Jul 07. 050.jpg

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Cycadopsida

Order

Cycadales

Family

Zamiaceae

Genus

Lepidozamia

Specific Epithet

peroffskyana

Authorship

Regel

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Very high

ED 16.7

Among the most evolutionarily isolated plants known — losing it erases an irreplaceable branch of the plant tree of life.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

1.0

Global rank

#370 of 1,090

Top 1,000 globally

This lineage appears to have diverged from its closest living relatives roughly 16 million years ago — a long, lonely branch of the plant tree of life.

Source: Gymnosperms EDGE assessment →