Cycas macrocarpa

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
PLANTAE	TRACHEOPHYTA	CYCADOPSIDA	CYCADALES	CYCADACEAE

Scientific Name:	Cycas macrocarpa
Species Authority:	Griff.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Vulnerable A2c ver 3.1

Year Published:

2010

Assessor/s:

Hill, K.D.

Reviewer/s:

Donaldson, J.S. & Bösenberg, J.D.

Contributor/s:

Justification:
Although it still occurs in relatively large numbers in the ridge forests of southern Thailand, it is estimated that the area of occupancy decreased by >30% over the past 50 years due to expanding agriculture and it therefore qualifies for listing as Vulnerable.

History:

2003	–	Vulnerable (IUCN 2003)
2003	–	Vulnerable

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species occurs in southern Thailand, as well as in northern and central peninsular Malaysia. In Thailand plants occur near the Malaysian border, with disjunct occurrences in Prachuap Khiri Khan province in the northern peninsula. This species is more common in Malaysia.
Countries:	Native: Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia); Thailand
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Population [top]

Population:	A widely scattered species, not forming dense stands.
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	These cycads originally occurred in primary low elevation closed forest (rainforest), on well-drained, often sloping, deep sandy clay-loam soils, and are said to still occur on the less disturbed ridges.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	This species has suffered extensive habitat destruction for agriculture and it is still ongoing.

Major Threat(s):

This species has suffered extensive habitat destruction for agriculture and it is still ongoing.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	This species is listed on Appendix II of the CITES Appendices.

Conservation Actions:

This species is listed on Appendix II of the CITES Appendices.

Citation:	Hill, K.D. 2010. Cycas macrocarpa. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 May 2013.
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