Cycas circinnalis--Ecuador. Jardin Botanico de Guayaquil. 20 Mar 06. 085.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Cycadopsida
Order
Cycadales
Family
Cycadaceae
Genus
Cycas
Specific Epithet
circinalis
Authorship
L.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Moderate
ED 3.6
Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
1.5
Global rank
#275 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 →Location
Ecuador, Guayas, Guayaquil (Jardin Botanico de Guayaquil)
Location Remarks
Zona Norte in Guayaquil, suburb of Las Orquideas, Avenida Francisco de Orellana.
Collectors
No collectors specified
