Encephalartos lemannii--South Africa. Cape Province. Stellenbosch B. G. 21 Nov. 02. 023.jpg
Endemic to Cape Provinces (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Showing the global range from POWO; no georeferenced specimens for this taxon.
Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO
Location
South Africa, Western Cape (Stellenbosch University Botanic Garden)
Location Remarks
Van Riebeeck St., Stellenbosch 7600
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Cycadopsida
Order
Cycadales
Family
Zamiaceae
Genus
Encephalartos
Specific Epithet
lehmannii
Authorship
Lehm.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Moderate
ED 3.9
Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
1.0
Global rank
#379 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 →