Chloris flagellifera | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Chloris flagellifera | (Nees) P.M.Peterson
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 relatively widespread. It occurs along the northern section of the Arabian Gulf coast, in addition to along the east coast and in Al Ain (Jongbloed et al. 2003). In contrast, Al Meharibi et al. (2019) consider this species to be restricted in the UAE to the Mezyad area of Al Ain. Globally, the native range of this species spans across northern Africa and the Sahara to India (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 is a perennial grass species (Norton et al. 2009). Chloris flagellifera can reach up to 1.0 m in height, has crowded aromatic leaves at the base of the plant, and inflorescence spikes which flower between March and May (Jongbloed et al. 2003). This species grows within gardens, plantations (Jongbloed et al. 2003), and moist and irrigated places (MEW 2010). This plant is a crop wild relative of finger millet, Eleucine coracana (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 widespread and common. It occurs along coastal areas, in addition to further inland at Al Ain. 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
There is no information available.
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Chloris flagellifera Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Poales Poaceae Chloris