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This occurrence of Stangeria eriopus (Kunze) Baill. was collected on September 30, 2003 in South Africa. Flora of the World includes 10 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.
Stangeria eriopus--So. Afr. Zululand. Lake Sibaya Lodge. 1 Oct. 03 009.jpg
Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Cycadopsida
Order
Cycadales
Family
Zamiaceae
Genus
Stangeria
Specific Epithet
eriopus
Authorship
(Kunze) Baill.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Conservation (EDGE)
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Very high
ED 50.8
Among the most evolutionarily isolated plants known — losing it erases an irreplaceable branch of the plant tree of life.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
12.2
Global rank
#22 of 1,090
Top 100 globally
This lineage appears to have diverged from its closest living relatives roughly 51 million years ago — a long, lonely branch of the plant tree of life.
Source: Gymnosperms EDGE assessment →