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Cycadophyta (Cycads)

 

Order: Cycadales

Family: Cycadaceae (Cycas family) [1 genus; 117 species]

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Cycas fugax K.D.Hill, T.H.Nguyên & P.K.Lôc (2004) Fugax cycad 2004 Phu Tho province, northern Viet Nam Possibly Extinct in the Wild or Extinct in the Wild Access
             
Cycas szechuanensis fairylakea
(D.Yue Wang) N.Liu (2004) feng-wei su-tie, nanpan jiang su-tie, sichuan su-tie (rediscovered) eastern Guangdong province, China Invalid (synonym) Access
             
Cycas szechuanensis C.Y.Cheng, W.C.Cheng & L.K.Fu (1975) sichuan su-tie, nanpan jiang su-tie, sichuan su-tie (rediscovered) eastern Guangdong province and eastern Fujian province, China Rediscovered in the Wild Access

 

 

Family: Zamiaceae (incl. Stangeriaceae) (Zamia family) [9 genera; 256 species]

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Ceratozamia aurantiaca Pérez-Farr., Gut.-Ortega, J.L.Haynes & Vovides (2021) - (rediscovered) Oaxaca, Mexico Rediscovered in the Wild Access
             
Ceratozamia hildae G.P.Landry & M.C.Wilson (1979) Bamboo cycad (rediscovered) Querétaro & San Luis Potosí, Mexico Rediscovered in the Wild Access
             

Ceratozamia kuesteriana

Regel (1857) - (rediscovered) southern Tamaulipas, Mexico Rediscovered in the Wild Access
             

Ceratozamia martinezii

Mart.-Domínguez, Nic.-Mor. & D.W.Stev. (2021) - (rediscovered) Oaxaca, Mexico Invalid (synonym) Access
             
Encephalartos brevifoliolatus
Vorster (1996) Escarpment cycad, Platorand-broodboom 2004 near the Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve, Limpopo Province, South Africa Extinct in the Wild Access
             
Encephalartos cerinus Lavranos & D.L.Goode (1989) Waxen cycad pre-2000 Buffelsrivier Valley, central KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Possibly Extinct in the Wild Access
             

Encephalartos heenanii

R.A.Dyer (1972) Heenan's cycad, Woolly cycad, siJekwane (Swati) 2006 eSwatini (=Swaziland) & South Africa Extinct in the Wild Access
             
Encephalartos hirsutus P.J.H.Hurter (1996) Venda cycad, Venda-broodboom 2004 Soutpansberg region, Limpopo Province, South Africa Possibly Extinct in the Wild or Rediscovered in the Wild Access
             
Encephalartos inopinus R.A.Dyer (1964) Lydenburg cycad 2004 Mpumalanga Province, South Africa Possibly Extinct in the Wild Access
             
Encephalartos nubimontanus P.J.H.Hurter (1995) Blue cycad 2001 Mountains north of Penge, Limpopo Province, South Africa Extinct in the Wild Access
             
Encephalartos relictus P.J.H.Hurter (2001) Relict cycad 1971 Lebombo mountains, eSwatini (=Swaziland) Extinct in the Wild Access
             
Encephalartos woodii Sander (1908) Wood's cycad, Wood-se-broodboom 1916 Ngoye Forest, northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Extinct in the Wild Access
             
Encephalartos sp. nov. 'Malawi' - - 10 October 1941 Miombo woodland in the vicinity of Blantyre, southern Malawi Extinct Access
             
Zamia lindleyi Warsz. ex A.Dietr. (1851) - (rediscovered) Chiriqui, Panamá Rediscovered Access
             
Zamia monticola Chamb. (1926) - (rediscovered) Alta Verapaz province, Guatemala Rediscovered (in the Wild?) Access

 

Statistics

Conservation status   Number of species
Extinct   1 (5.555%)
Missing   0 (0%)
Extinct in the Wild   5 (27.777%)
Possibly Extinct in the Wild   2 (11.111%)
Globally Rediscovered   1 (5.555%)
Rediscovered in the Wild   4 (22.222%)
Hypothetical   0 (0%)
Invalid   2 (11.111%)
Erroneously listed   0 (0%)
Uncertain status   3 (16.666%)
     
Total   18 (100%)

 

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