Capparis cartilaginea | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Capparis cartilaginea | Decne.
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
Within the UAE, this species is known from scattered locations in the Hajar Mountains, and from the Ru'us al-Jibal, where it is more widespread (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Feulner 2011). The species is found on coastal cliffs and in wadis of the Ru'us al-Jibal, as well as on other carbonate massifs such as Jebel Hafeet (G.R. Feulner, in lit, MEW 2010) and Jebel Maleihah (Feulner 2011). In the Ru'us al-Jibal, Feulner (2011) reported the species from 5 m - 1,000 m asl. Brown and Sakkir (2004) report the species from offshore islands in Abu Dhabi Emirate without specific details. The native range of this species is in Africa from Egypt south to Tanzania, through the Arabian Pen, West Asia to India, and the western Indian Ocean (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
The species is found on mountains, coastal cliffs and in wadis (G.R. Feulner, in lit, MEW 2010). Normally a hanging cliff plant that is only found on calcareous rock. It is a woody perennial plant with woody stems, hanging or spreading up to 0.5-2.0 m (Jongbloed et al. 2003).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Least Concern
Assessment status abreviation
LC
Assessment rationale/justification
This species has specific habitat requirements (carbonate rock) and in the UAE, this species is known from the Ru'us al-Jibal, from Jebel Hafeet and from Jebel Maleihah, though Brown and Sakkir (2004) report the species from offshore islands in Abu Dhabi Emirate without specific details. Although the distribution in the UAE is restricted, there are not thought to be any significant threats, and the species 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
There are not thought to be any widespread threats to this species.
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Capparis cartilaginea Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Brassicales Capparaceae Capparis