Brachiaria eruciformis | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Brachiaria eruciformis | (Sm.) Griseb.
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
Taxonomic Notes
The species is placed as Moorochloa eruciformis (Sm.) Veldkamp by Euro+Med Plantbase (Valdés and Scholz 2009) and by Plants of the World Online (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2020).
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
This species has been recorded a few times in the UAE in sandy habitats (Jongbloed et al. 2003, MEW 2010). Specifically, it is known from Masafi and Dibba, however without precise locality data Globally, Brachiaria eruciformis extends from Mediterranean Europe east through the Caucasus and Middle East to China. It occurs throughout much of Africa, South and Southeast Asia and Australia as well as the Caribbean and southern South America (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019). In India it occurs in Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Goa, Jammu-Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal (Kumar 2011).
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
It is an annual species which occurs in sandy habitats in the UAE (MEW 2010, Kumar 2011). Globally, the species is a common weed in cultivated fields, which sometimes grows in roadsides, damp places, ditches, waste places and is also a weed of coffee plantations (Kumar 2011).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not possible
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Data Deficient
Assessment status abreviation
DD
Assessment rationale/justification
Although this species has been recorded occasionally, there is little information available on the current population status and trend, in addition to potential threats. Therefore, it is currently assessed 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 is no information available.
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Brachiaria eruciformis Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Poales Poaceae Brachiaria