Encephalartos transvenosus Stapf & Burtt Davy belongs to the Zamiaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Encephalartos transvenosus, 18635--So. Africa. Pretoria Nat. Bot. Gard. 25 Jun 04. 133.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Cycadopsida
Order
Cycadales
Family
Zamiaceae
Genus
Encephalartos
Specific Epithet
transvenosus
Authorship
Stapf & Burtt Davy
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 →Location
South Africa, Gauteng (Pretoria National Botanical Garden)
Location Remarks
The garden is located at 2 Cussonia Ave., between Pretoria Road and Cussonia Avenue in Brummeria, eastern Pretoria.
Collectors
No collectors specified
