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Cycas rumphii

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA CYCADOPSIDA CYCADALES CYCADACEAE

Scientific Name: Cycas rumphii
Species Authority: Miq.
Synonym/s:
Cycas celebica Miq.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Near Threatened ver 3.1
Year Published: 2010
Assessor/s: Hill, K.D.
Reviewer/s: Donaldson, J.S. & Bösenberg, J.D.
Contributor/s:
Justification:
Occurs over a wide range in coastal areas, but this species has declined due to habitat loss (20% in the last 50 years) and may qualify under criterion A if habitat loss increases. It s therefore listed as Near Threatened as it almost qualifies for a threatened listing under criterion A2c.
History:
2003 – Near Threatened (IUCN 2003)
2003 – Near Threatened

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: C. rumphii has a distribution centred on the Moluccan island group (Maluku, or the Spice Islands) extending east into Indonesian Papua and a short way along the north coast of Papua New Guinea, and north to Sulawesi. In the west, it appears to extend to southern Borneo and northeastern Java. Occurs from 10 to 200 m.
Countries:
Native:
Indonesia (Irian Jaya, Jawa, Maluku, Sulawesi); Papua New Guinea (Papua New Guinea (main island group))
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Population [top]

Population: The species is locally abundant.
Population Trend: Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: This species grows in coastal and near coastal communities in littoral forest and rainforest. Often on stabilized dunes composed of coral sands and coral limestone.
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): The threats to this species are unknown although there has been loss of habitat across its range.

Conservation Actions [top]

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