Actiniopteris semiflabellata | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Actiniopteris semiflabellata | Pic.Serm.
Publication
UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants
Location
Countries in Assessment
United Arab Emirates
Country ISO code(s)
ARE
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Scope (Assessment)
National
Taxon
Taxonomic Group
Plants
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Ferns and Allies
Assessed taxon level
Species
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
This species is known from a single record in Wadi Limarit on the eastern slopes of the Hajar Mountains in Fujairah, southeast of Masafi; the locality given in Jongbloed et al. (2003) is incorrect (G.R. Feulner pers. comm. 2019). The distribution in the UAE is certainly under-recorded. Globally, this species has a wide distribution from southern Africa to Nepal (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2018). It occurs in adjacent parts of the Hajar Mountains in Oman (Jongbloed et al. 2003).
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
This species is found in mountain areas, in silt between rocks (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It is a perennial species with creeping rhizomes, in addition to fan-shaped leaves with toothed edges (Jongbloed et al. 2003).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Data Deficient
Assessment status abreviation
DD
Assessment rationale/justification
This species is only known from a single locality in the Hajar Mountains within the UAE. However, detailed distribution data is lacking and the species is easily overlooked. As such, it is difficult to accurately assess this species. It is therefore categorised as Data Deficient.
About the assessment
Assessment year
2019
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
UAE National Red List Workshop
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
Government
IGO
Assessor affiliation specific
Government|IGO
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1 + Regional Guidelines v4.0
Criteria system used
IUCN
Criteria Citation
IUCN. 2012. IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1, Second edition. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. iv + 32pp pp. And IUCN. 2012. Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional and National Levels: Version 4.0. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iii + 41pp.
Endemism
Endemic to region
Not_assigned
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Not_assigned
Conservation
Threats listed in assessment
There are no known threats.
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Actiniopteris semiflabellata Plantae Tracheophyta Polypodiopsida Polypodiales Pteridaceae Actiniopteris