The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Microcycas calocoma

 – Critically Endangered

Taxonomy

Kingdom: PLANTAE
Phylum: TRACHEOPHYTA
Class: CYCADOPSIDA
Order: CYCADALES
Family: ZAMIACEAE
Scientific Name: Microcycas calocoma
Species Authority: (Miq.) A.DC.

Assessment Information

Red List Category & Criteria: CR B1ab(iii,iv,v)+2ab(iii,iv,v)    ver 3.1 (2001)
Year Assessed: 2003
Assessor/s: Donaldson, J.S.
Evaluator/s: Stevenson, D.W. & Donaldson, J.S. (Cycad Red List Authority)
History:
1978-Endangered (Lucas and Synge 1978)
1997-Vulnerable (Walter and Gillett 1998)

Geographic Range

Countries: Native:

Cuba

Population

Population Trend: Stable

Habitat and Ecology

System: Terrestrial

Conservation Actions

Conservation Actions: Listed on CITES Appendix I.

Citation: Donaldson, J.S. 2003. Microcycas calocoma. In: IUCN 2007. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 29 August 2008.
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