Encephalartos woodii

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA CYCADOPSIDA CYCADALES ZAMIACEAE

Scientific Name: Encephalartos woodii
Species Authority Sander

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Extinct in the Wild     ver 3.1
Year Assessed: 2003
Assessor/s Donaldson, J.S.
Evaluator/s: Victor, J. & Pillay, D. (Cycad Red List Authority)
Justification:
Described in 1908 by English horticulturist Sander, from a single male plant found in the Ngoya Forest by Medley Wood. This plant had several stems and offsets, all of which were removed from the wild and taken into cultivation over the decade following its discovery. No other plants have been discovered, since despite several intensive searches, and this species is consequently Extinct in the Wild and survives only in cultivation as propagations from the original discovery.
History:
1997 Extinct (Walter and Gillett 1998)

Geographic Range [top]

Countries:
Regionally extinct:
South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal)

Population [top]

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: Listed on CITES Appendix I.
Citation: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 16 October 2008.
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