Zamia obliqua A.Braun belongs to the Zamiaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Zamia obliqua (89-162)--Florida. Miami-Dade Co. Fairchild Tropical Garden. 15 Jan. 03. 099.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Cycadopsida
Order
Cycadales
Family
Zamiaceae
Genus
Zamia
Specific Epithet
obliqua
Authorship
A.Braun
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
High
ED 8.8
Sits on a long, isolated branch of the plant tree of life, with relatively few close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.4
Global rank
#633 of 1,090
Top 1,000 globally
This lineage appears to have diverged from its closest living relatives roughly 8 million years ago — a long, lonely branch of the plant tree of life.
Source: Gymnosperms EDGE assessment →Location
Greece, Crete, Chania (Sfakia, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden)
42.025278, 14.067222
Location Remarks
10901 Old Cutler Rd., Coral Gables
Collectors
No collectors specified
