Stangeria | |
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S. eriopus in coastal lowland forest, South Africa | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Gymnospermae |
Division: | Cycadophyta |
Class: | Cycadopsida |
Order: | Cycadales |
Family: | Stangeriaceae |
Subfamily: | Stangerioideae |
Genus: | Stangeria T.Moore |
Species: | S. eriopus
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Binomial name | |
Stangeria eriopus | |
Range of Stangeria eriopus | |
Synonyms | |
Stangeria katzeri Regel |
Stangeria eriopus is a cycad endemic to southern Africa. It is the sole species in the genus Stangeria, most closely related to the Australian genus Bowenia, with which it forms the family Stangeriaceae.