Blue Cycad

Encephalartos nubimontanusP.J.H.Hurter

Plante

EWLR Monde (IUCN)

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Liste rouge IUCN

EW · Éteinte à l'état sauvage

Évaluation complète

Évaluation: 2022 · v3.1
Altitude: 1000 – 1000 m
Profondeur: – m

État de la populationTexte officiel évaluation IUCNExpert

The population size of Encephalartos nubimontanus was originally estimated to be 50-100 mature individuals, but the known subpopulations were extirpated by collectors. Surveys of known areas of distribution in 2004 failed to reveal any plants and it was therefore classified as Extinct in the Wild. There have been several unconfirmed reports of possible additional plants in the wild but these have not been validated - the species can be confused with other cycad taxa that occur in the region. Despite requests for any additional information on previously undocumented subpopulations no new information has been provided for over 10 years.

Menaces identifiées(1 menace classée CMP-IUCN)

5_2_1
Intentional use (species is the target)
Very Rapid DeclinesWhole (>90%)Past, Unlikely to Return

Description complète des menacesTexte détaillé évaluation IUCNExpert

This species was decimated due to poaching of plants from the wild.

Habitats préférentiels (classification IUCN)

2_1Savanna - Dry
6Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)

Mesures de conservation recommandéesStratégies de conservation IUCNExpert

This species is listed in Appendix I of the CITES Appendices. This original distribution area of this species fell within part of the Legalameetse Nature Reserve.

Actions de conservation (3)Conservation Actions Classification Scheme — IUCNExpert

3_3_1Reintroduction
3_4_1Captive breeding/artificial propagation
4_3Awareness & communications

Stress écologiques (1)Stresses Classification — IUCNExpert

2_1Species mortality

Usage & commerce (2)Use & Trade — IUCNExpert

13Pets/display animals, horticulture
internationalnational
16Establishing ex-situ production *
national

Priorités de recherche (2)Research Needed Classification — IUCNExpert

1_2Population size, distribution & trends
3_1Population trends

Niche IUCN globaleRealms · Systems · LMEs · Growth forms · FAOs — biogéographie IUCNExpert

Royaumes biogéographiques

Afrotropical

Systèmes (terrestre/eau douce/marin)

Terrestrial

Formes de croissance

CycadTree - large

Références bibliographiques (3)Sources scientifiques de l'évaluation IUCNExpert

IUCN. 2023. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2023-1. Available at: <a href="www.iucnredlist.org">www.iucnredlist.org</a>. (Accessed: 07 December 2023).
IUCN. 2022. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022-1. Available at: <a href="www.iucnredlist.org">www.iucnredlist.org</a>. (Accessed: 21 July 2022).
Hurter, J. and Claassen, I. 1996. Focus on <i>Encephalartos nubimontanus</i>. <i>Encephalartos</i> 45: 4-11.

Évaluateurs & contributeurs (3)Personnes ayant contribué à l'évaluation IUCNExpert

assessor

Bösenberg, J.D.

contributor

Rodgers, S. & Pillay, D.

evaluator

Donaldson, J.S.

⚠ 1 erratum publié après l'évaluation.

Bösenberg, J.D. 2022. Encephalartos nubimontanus (errata version published in 2023). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T41896A243431182. Accessed on 05 May 2026.