Andrachne aspera | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Andrachne aspera | Spreng.
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
Flowering Plants
Assessed taxon level
Species
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
The species is widespread in the Hajar Mountains and the Ru'us al-Jibal according to Jongbloed et al. (2003). Feulner (2016) found the species in the Wadi Wurayah National Park and commented that the species appeared to be more common through the Hajar Mountains than Andrachne telephioides. The global native range is of the species is from North Africa south to Cameroon, north-east and tropical Africa, west to the Arabian Peninsula and Pakistan (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019).
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
MEW (2010) reported the species to be found on hillsides, and in pockets of sand and silt amongst rocks.
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Least Concern
Assessment status abreviation
LC
Assessment rationale/justification
The species is found in the Hajar Mountains and the Ru'us al-Jibal in the eastern UAE. Although not a common species, it is widespread and is reported from at least one protected area. It is assessed as Least Concern.
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
No information available.
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Andrachne aspera Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Malpighiales Phyllanthaceae Andrachne