Crotalaria persica | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants
Taxa
Crotalaria persica | (Burm.f.) Merr.
Publication
Asessment status in full
Near Threatened
Assessment status abreviation
NT
Assessment status criteria
B1ab(iii,iv,v)
Assessment rationale/justification
The extent of occurrence (EOO) of this species is estimated to be less than 10,500-15,000 km<sup>2</sup> and, although it is widely scattered throughout the UAE, the number of locations is likely to be close to ten. Crotalaria persica is known to have been lost from some areas and is therefore inferred to be declining. Development, including along the coastline, is thought to pose a threat to this species, in addition to grazing by goats. Therefore, it is assessed as Near Threatened under criterion B1.
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 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.
Endemic to region
Not_assigned
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Not_assigned
Threats listed in assessment
Impacts from coastal development within this species distribution are likely to have been significant. This species is known to have been extirpated from one locality due to the construction of a radio mast (G. Feulner pers. comm. 2019). In addition, grazing by goats could present a threat within specific localities, such as Wadi Siji.
Conservation Measures
Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:
History
Increasing frequency and intensity of development, both commercial and residential, since 1996 mean that it is now listed as Near Threatened rather than Least Concern.
Scientific Name | Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Genus |
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Crotalaria persica | Plantae | Tracheophyta | Magnoliopsida | Fabales | Fabaceae | Crotalaria |