Encephalartos brevifoliolatus
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| PLANTAE |
TRACHEOPHYTA |
CYCADOPSIDA |
CYCADALES |
ZAMIACEAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Encephalartos brevifoliolatus |
| Species Authority: |
Vorster |
Common Name/s:
| English |
– |
Escarpment Cycad |
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Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Extinct in the Wild
ver 3.1
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| Year Published: |
2010 |
| Assessor/s: |
Donaldson, J.S. |
| Reviewer/s: |
Agenbag, L. & Bösenberg, J.D. |
| Contributor/s: |
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Justification:
Originally known from a single population of five to seven male plants. Several of the last remaining plants were removed by poachers and conservation officials then removed the last stems to a safe ex situ location in 2004.
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| History: |
| 2006 |
– |
Extinct in the Wild
(IUCN 2006)
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| 2006 |
– |
Extinct in the Wild
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| 2003 |
– |
Critically Endangered
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| 2003 |
– |
Critically Endangered
(IUCN 2003)
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| 1997 |
– |
Endangered
(Walter and Gillett 1998)
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Geographic Range
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| Range Description: |
This species is extinct in the wild. They used to be restricted to an area adjacent to the northwestern boundary of the Blyderivierspoort Nature Reserve. The recorded extent of occurrence of 140 km² is for the area in which this species used to occur. It occurred at 1,300 to 1,500 m asl. |
| Countries: |
Regionally extinct: South Africa (Limpopo Province) |
| Range Map: |
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Population
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| Population: |
This species is extinct in the wild.
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
Plants used to occur in short grassland in very open Protea savanna. The soil is quartzite derived sandstone. Plants also used to occur on cliffs.
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| Systems: |
Terrestrial |
| Major Threat(s): |
Removal of plants from the wild by collectors was the main threat.
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Conservation Actions
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| Conservation Actions: |
This species is listed on Appendix I of the CITES Appendices and plants are in ex situ cultivation.
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