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This occurrence of Cycas thouarsii R.Br. ex Gaudich. was collected on September 26, 2003 in Bolivia. Flora of the World includes 3 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.
Cycas thouarsii--Durban Botanic Garden. 27 Sept 03. 062.jpg
Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Cycadopsida
Order
Cycadales
Family
Cycadaceae
Genus
Cycas
Specific Epithet
thouarsii
Authorship
R.Br. ex Gaudich.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Conservation (EDGE)
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Moderate
ED 4.7
Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.3
Global rank
#713 of 1,090
Top 1,000 globally
This lineage appears to have diverged from its closest living relatives roughly 4 million years ago — a long, lonely branch of the plant tree of life.
Source: Gymnosperms EDGE assessment →