Caroxylon cyclophyllum | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Caroxylon cyclophyllum | (Baker) Akhani & Roalson
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 localities (Böer and Saenger 2006, Jongbloed et al. 2003, MEW 2010). It has been recorded along the coast in Abu Dhabi (Böer and Saenger 2006) in addition to Ras Mushayrib, Sila' peninsula, Dabb'iyah, Hatta and Al Ain (Jongbloed et al. 2003), including up to Dubai. The native range of this species spans from Sudan to Iraq (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
Caroxylon cyclophyllum is a perennial small shrub, with a woody base, that can grow up to 0.4 m in height (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It has round leaves and young leaves covered with silver hairs, in addition to winged fruit and flower spikes that are present between October and December (Jongbloed et al. 2003). This species has been recorded from rocky headland habitats in coastal environments in addition to rocky habitats further inland (Böer and Saenger 2006, Ghazanfar and Fisher 1998). It is also considered to be a xerohalophyte (a salt-tolerant desert species; Böer and Saenger 2006, Jongbloed et al. 2003). This plant is a crop wild relative of saltwort, Salsola verniculata (Kameswara Rao 2013).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Least Concern
Assessment status abreviation
LC
Assessment rationale/justification
Although this species is known from scattered localities, these sites spread across almost the entirety of the UAE, giving the species a wide distribution. It is therefore 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
Coastal populations are likely to have been impacted by development.
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Caroxylon cyclophyllum Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Caryophyllales Amaranthaceae Caroxylon