Crotalaria aegyptiaca | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Crotalaria aegyptiaca | Benth.
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
Crotalaria aegyptiaca is known to occur throughout the majority of north-east UAE, including at Jebel Hafeet (Stuart and Stuart 1998). It appears to prefer lower elevations (Feulner 2011). Globally, this species ranges from Egypt to India and northern Somalia (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 perennial shrub species is found growing in gravel plains and sand dunes (El Aqamy 2004, Fawzi and Ksiksi 2012, Mahmoud et al. 2018). Within the Wadi Wurayah National Park, it is generally found growing on gentle wadi banks (Feulner 2016). The plant grows to between 90-100 cm in height and flowers between February and April (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Karim and Dakheel 2006). It is a moderately salt-tolerant species (Karim and Dakheel 2006). Crotalaria aegyptiaca is a crop wild relative of sunhemp, Crotalaria juncea (Kameswara Rao 2010).
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 occurs in the Wadi Wurayah National Park and across the northeast of the UAE. It is considered to be common and widespread within the UAE and, although it may be threatened by grazing, it is unclear what effect this currently has on the species. Therefore, this species 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
Camels are able to graze on this species, meaning that this could pose a threat within this species' distribution (Karim and Dakheel 2006). However, it is not known to what extent this threat may impact the species.
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Crotalaria aegyptiaca Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Fabales Fabaceae Crotalaria