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Cycas megacarpa

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA CYCADOPSIDA CYCADALES CYCADACEAE

Scientific Name: Cycas megacarpa
Species Authority: K.D.Hill

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Vulnerable A2c ver 3.1
Year Published: 2010
Assessor/s: Forster, P.
Reviewer/s: Donaldson, J.S. & Bösenberg, J.D.
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Justification:
Listed as Vulnerable based on estimated decline of 30-50% in the past three generations as a result of habitat loss. New information indicates that there are still large subpopulations at many locations.
History:
2003 – Endangered (IUCN 2003)
2003 – Endangered
1997 – Vulnerable (Walter and Gillett 1998)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: This species ranges from near Mount Morgan south to near Goomeri in Queensland, Australia. Occurring in locally more mesic microhabitats, becoming quite sporadic and occurring further inland in the south of the range. Recorded from 150 to 300 m asl.
Countries:
Native:
Australia (Queensland)
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Population [top]

Population: The most recent survey indicates a presence of 46 subpopulations and an estimated 372,964 mature plants.
Population Trend: Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Scattered and localized on clay-loam soils over various substrates, usually on sloping country in wet eucalypt forests or rainforests.
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): There is considerable risk of habitat removal for forestry and pastoral activity.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: This species is listed on Appendix II of the CITES Appendices.
Citation: Forster, P. 2010. Cycas megacarpa. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 May 2013.
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