Microcachrys tetragona, 72.17--CA. UC Santa Cruz Arboretum. 1 Jul 06. 230.jpg
Endemic to Tasmania (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
United States, California (UC Santa Cruz Arboretum)
Location Remarks
1156 High St., Santa Cruz
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Order
Pinales
Family
Podocarpaceae
Genus
Microcachrys
Specific Epithet
tetragona
Authorship
(Hook.) Hook.f.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Very high
ED 52.7
Among the most evolutionarily isolated plants known — losing it erases an irreplaceable branch of the plant tree of life.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
3.3
Global rank
#103 of 1,090
Top 1,000 globally
This lineage appears to have diverged from its closest living relatives roughly 49 million years ago — a long, lonely branch of the plant tree of life.
Source: Gymnosperms EDGE assessment →