Cycas seemannii

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 seemannii
Species Authority:	A.Braun
Synonym/s:	Cycas circinalis L. subspecies seemannii (A. Braun) J.Schust.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Vulnerable A2cd+4cd ver 3.1

Year Published:

2010

Assessor/s:

Hill, K.D.

Reviewer/s:

Donaldson, J.S. & Bösenberg, J.D.

Contributor/s:

Justification:
Listed as Vulnerable based on a decline in habitat as a result of agriculture and use as a landscape plant. Decline is estimated as >30% over the past three generations (120 years) and is expected to continue.

History:

2003	–	Vulnerable (IUCN 2003)
2003	–	Vulnerable
1997	–	Rare (Walter and Gillett 1998)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species occurs on several of the Fijian Islands, on Vanuatu, the Tonga Island group and New Caledonia. Recorded from sea level up to 600 m asl.
Countries:	Native: Fiji; New Caledonia; Tonga; Vanuatu
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Population [top]

Population Trend:	Decreasing

Population Trend:

Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This species is common on stabilized coastal dunes developed on coral sand or coral limestone, less commonly on basaltic loams and other heavier soil types. Drier areas on rocky open slopes and ridges.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	A great deal of its habitat has been replaced by agriculture, yet, many plants are still encountered in patches of undisturbed forest.

Major Threat(s):

A great deal of its habitat has been replaced by agriculture, yet, many plants are still encountered in patches of undisturbed forest.

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 seemannii. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 May 2013.
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