Lodoicea maldivica

Threats

Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
PLANTAE	TRACHEOPHYTA	LILIOPSIDA	ARECALES	PALMAE

Scientific Name:	Lodoicea maldivica
Species Authority	(J. Gmelin) Pers.

Red List Category & Criteria:

Vulnerable A1cd ver 2.3

Year Assessed:

1998

Assessor/s

Nature Protection Trust of Seychelles

History:

1978

–

Vulnerable (Lucas and Synge 1978)

Range Description:	Famous for its distinctively large double nut, the coco-de-mer occurs naturally only on Praslin and Curieuse Islands and is now extinct on St Pierre, Chauve-Souris and Round Islands. Planted subpopulations occur on Mahé and Silhouette Islands. An important subpopulation at Fond Ferdinand has been burnt repeatedly and the only significant adult subpopulation left is at Vallée de Mai.
Countries:	Native: Seychelles

Systems:	Terrestrial

Systems:

Terrestrial

Major Threat(s):	The long-term overexploitation of the unusual nuts has virtually wiped out natural recruitment. Fire is another major threat to the species.

Major Threat(s):

The long-term overexploitation of the unusual nuts has virtually wiped out natural recruitment. Fire is another major threat to the species.

Conservation Actions:	The species is now protected and the nut trade is legally controlled by the coco-de-mer Management Decree of 1995.

Conservation Actions:

The species is now protected and the nut trade is legally controlled by the coco-de-mer Management Decree of 1995.

Citation:	Nature Protection Trust of Seychelles 1998. Lodoicea maldivica. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 November 2008.
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