Stangeria

Stangeria
S. eriopus in coastal lowland forest, South Africa
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Cycadophyta
Class: Cycadopsida
Order: Cycadales
Family: Stangeriaceae
Subfamily: Stangerioideae
Genus: Stangeria
T.Moore
Species:
S. eriopus
Binomial name
Stangeria eriopus
Range of Stangeria eriopus
Synonyms

Stangeria katzeri Regel
Stangeria paradoxa T. Moore Stangeria sanderiana J.Schust.
Stangeria schizodon W.Bull
Lomaria eriopus Kunze, 1839 Lomaria coriacea Kunze, 1836

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.

  1. ^ Williams, V.L.; Raimondo, D.; Crouch, N.R.; Cunningham, A.B.; Scott-Shaw, C.R.; Lötter, M.; Ngwenya, M. (2010). "Stangeria eriopus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T41939A10605838. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T41939A10605838.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.