Cistanche tubulosa | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Cistanche tubulosa | (Schenk) Wight ex Hook.f.
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 occurs along the Gulf coast of the country, in addition to inland sabkha plains (Jongbloed et al. 2003, MEW 2010). It has also been recorded from off-shore islands of Abu Dhabi (Sakkir et al. 2017). The global distribution is uncertain because of taxonomic issues, but is thought to extend around the Mediterranean basin, to the Arabian Peninsula.
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 along the coast and on inland saline sand plains (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It is a parasitic plant whose host is usually members of the Chenopodiaceae or Zygophyllaceae families (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 a wide coastal distribution in the UAE along the Arabian Gulf coast and associated inland sabkha areas. Although subpopulations will have been impacted by coastal development, it is thought that the species still qualifies 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
The species is likely to have been impacted by coastal development.
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Cistanche tubulosa Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Lamiales Orobanchaceae Cistanche