Agathis robusta--South Africa. Durban Botanic Garden. 24 Nov. 02. 130.jpg
Agathis robusta (C.Moore ex F.Muell.) F.M.Bailey belongs to the Araucariaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Order
Pinales
Family
Araucariaceae
Genus
Agathis
Specific Epithet
robusta
Authorship
(C.Moore ex F.Muell.) F.M.Bailey
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
High
ED 9.0
Sits on a long, isolated branch of the plant tree of life, with relatively few close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.5
Global rank
#522 of 1,090
Top 1,000 globally
This lineage appears to have diverged from its closest living relatives roughly 9 million years ago — a long, lonely branch of the plant tree of life.
Source: Gymnosperms EDGE assessment →Location
Bolivia, La Paz, Franz Tamayo (Durban Botanic Gardens)
36.728611, 2.194444
Location Remarks
70 St. Thomas Road, Durban
Collectors
No collectors specified
