Widdringtonia schwarzii (Marloth) Mast. belongs to the Cupressaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Widdringtonia schwartzii--So.Africa. Mpumal. Buffelskloof Private Nat. Res. 17 Mch 05. 161.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Order
Pinales
Family
Cupressaceae
Genus
Widdringtonia
Specific Epithet
schwarzii
Authorship
(Marloth) Mast.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.6
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#972 of 1,090
Top 1,000 globally
This lineage appears to have diverged from its closest living relatives roughly 0 million years ago — a long, lonely branch of the plant tree of life.
Source: Gymnosperms EDGE assessment →Location
South Africa, Mpumalanga, Ehlanzeni (Thaba Chweu, Lydenburg)
-25.315833, 30.495278
Location Remarks
Buffelskloof Private Nature Reserve
Collectors
No collectors specified
