Cenchrus setiger | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Cenchrus setiger | Vahl.
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
Cenchrus setiger Vahl. is a tertiary wild relative of pearl millet C. americanus (L.) Morrone (syn. Pennisetum glaucum (L.) Br.) (USDA, ARS, GRIN 2017).
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
In the UAE, this species is distributed along the north-eastern coast (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Al Mehairbi et al. 2019), probably including the Wadi Wurayah National Park (Feulner 2016), as well as Al Ain and just south of the Dubai-Abu Dhabi border near the coast (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It has also recently been recorded from Jebel Hafeet (Sakkir and Brown 2014). Al Mehairbi et al. (2019) also record the species from the Ru's al-Jibal, although the species is absent from Feulner (2011). Globally this species occurs in the north and east Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, Iran, Pakistan, India and Thailand (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2018).
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
This perennial grass species can grow up to 0.8 m in height (Jongbloed et al. 2003). The plant has linear leaves and inflorescence spikelets (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It grows in sand, gravel and plantations (Jongbloed et al. 2003). This species is a crop wild relative of pearl millet, Pennisetum galucum (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
This species is generally described as common within its range. It is able to grow within a range of habitats and is also thought to occur within a protected area within its range. Therefore, 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
Grazing by goats may threaten this species in areas of its range (Shahid 2017).
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Cenchrus setiger Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Poales Poaceae Cenchrus