A. Species
Scientific name: Cycas thouarsii
Common name(s): Madagascar cycad
Global IUCN Red List Threat Status: Least Concern
B. Location of use
Geographic location(s):
- Mozambique
Country/Region:
C. Scale of assessment
Scale of assessment: Sub-national / Sub-region / Sub-State
Name/Details of location: Coastal regions around lower Zambezi river in Central Mozambique
D. Timescale of use
Start Year: 2011
End Year: 2011
E. Information about the use
How is the wild species sourced?: Wild species sourced from a suitable habitat but not its own natural habitat
Type of use: Extractive
Practice of use: Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild
Lethal or non-lethal: Lethal and Non-Lethal
Does this use involve take/extraction of: The whole entire organism and Only parts or products of the organism
Purpose(s) of end use: Keeping/companionship/display and Recreation
Motivation of use: Recreational
Is this use legal or illegal?: Illegal under national law
F. Information about the Users
Which stakeholder(s) does the record primarily focus on?: International private sector
G. Information about the sustainability of use
Is there evidence that the use is having an impact on the target species?: Wild species sourced from a suitable habitat but not its own natural habitat
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an ecological perspective been recorded?: No, sustainability not determined
Details of assessment carried out: CITES NDF Report
Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: Threats from coastal erosion and habitat loss are causing a decline in the residual population of this cycad in Mozambique, but without ongoing documented effects from illegal exploitation.
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an economic perspective been recorded?: not recorded
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from a social perspective been recorded?: No, sustainability not determined
Details of assessment carried out: CITES NDF Report
Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: Contemporary social dimensions are not discussed; however, this tree was planted deliberately in many cases for its ornamental value - i.e., for public appreciation.
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from a human health perspective been recorded?: not recorded
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an animal health/welfare perspective been recorded?: not recorded
Recommendations provided in the record to maintain or enhance the sustainability of the use of the target species
It remains important to resolve the issue of the origin of c. thouarsii in Mozambique. Likely it was introduced deliberately (and so not an alien invasive, per se - not least it does not spread). Also, all 202 remaining known trees are female (in this dioecious species) - with one uncorroborated report of a male tree.
Record source
Information about the record source: grey_lit
Date of publication/issue/production: 2012-01-01T00:00:00+0000
Source Reference(s):
By: S. Bandeira, A Massingue Manjate, V. Julien and A Martins
Date of record entry: 2023-09-20