“Grey” literature (e.g., NGO reports, case studies, non-detriment studies; project documents etc. (not necessarily peer-reviewed))
Final Report On A Research On Distribution, Population Size Classes, Reproduction Status, Threats And Management Options For C.i.t.e.s. Non-detriment Findings Of Cycas thouarsii In Mozambique
Stable
Is the species endemic HIDE
No
Population Status
Uncommon but wildly distributed
Unknown/not recorded
National Level
Unknown/not recorded
Threats/Pressures impacting the conservation of the species
This project has identified few threats to the species. 1. Erosion as occurred at Timbué light house (Zambezi river mouth) (See photo below) which destroyed the known Herbarium vouchers specimens on site; 2. Urban expansion - example of one old plant cut for market expansion at Matilde village (Zambezi delta); 3. Uncontrolled fires that affected the plants at Luabo village. Accounts indicated a sustainable use of its sap as glue for paper.
Population Trend
Unknown/not recorded
Sub-national Level
Unknown/not recorded
Additional Details (if available)
There are no major threats to this species, although plants would have been impacted in places by collectors, coastal developments (tourist resorts, urban expansion) and agricultural expansion (small-holder crops).
Name
Emma Hemmerlé
Scientific Name
Cycas thouarsii
Common Name(s)
Madagascar cycad
Type of Use
Extractive (i.e., the entire organism or parts of the organism are removed from its environment)
If extractive, for the target species, is this use
Non-Lethal
Does this use involve take/extraction of
Only parts or products of the organism (e.g., feathers, leaves, branches, eggs, nuts)
Bandeira, S. (n.d.) Final Report On A Research On Distribution, Population Size Classes, Reproduction Status, Threats And Management Options For C.i.t.e.s. Non-detriment Findings Of Cycas thouarsii In Mozambique. Available from:
Threats/pressures impacting the species at the scale of this record