Caroxylon imbricatum | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Caroxylon imbricatum | (Forssk.) Moq.
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 considered to be widespread along the coast (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Brown et al. 2007). The species occurs along the coast (MEW 2010), and it has also been recorded from the offshore islands of Abu Dhabi (Sakkir et al. 2017). The native range of this species spans from the Sahara to the Arabian Peninsula and on to 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
This small shrub species typically grows in sand sheets and is able to inhabit saline sand and disturbed areas along the coast (Western 1992, Böer and Saenger 2006, Norton et al. 2009, MEW 2010). As such, it is considered to be a halophyte, or salt-tolerant, species (Sakkir et al. 2017). It is considered to be a characteristic species of its preferred environment (Böer and Saenger 2006). The species can grow up to 0.8 m in height and its leaves vary from linear and hairy to small and round, depending on the season (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It also has winged fruit and produces yellow flowers between September and December (Jongbloed et al. 2003). When crushed, the leaves of this plant produce an unpleasant smell (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 is considered to be common along the coasts of the UAE. It is able to persist in disturbed and highly saline environments, where it is referred to as a 'characteristic species'. 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
There is no information available.
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

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