18635
This occurrence of Encephalartos transvenosus Stapf & Burtt Davy (18635) was collected on June 24, 2004 in South Africa. Flora of the World includes 5 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.
Encephalartos transvenosus, 18635--So. Africa. Pretoria Nat. Bot. Gard. 25 Jun 04. 133.jpg
Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Cycadopsida
Order
Cycadales
Family
Zamiaceae
Genus
Encephalartos
Specific Epithet
transvenosus
Authorship
Stapf & Burtt Davy
Taxonomic Opinions
Conservation (EDGE)
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Moderate
ED 3.4
Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.4
Global rank
#573 of 1,090
Top 1,000 globally
This lineage appears to have diverged from its closest living relatives roughly 3 million years ago — a long, lonely branch of the plant tree of life.
Source: Gymnosperms EDGE assessment →