Cyperus aucheri | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Cyperus aucheri | Jaub. & Spach
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
The distribution of this species in the UAE has previously been debated due to misidentification for other members of the genus, including Cyperus conglomeratus. The only determinations found are those by L. MacKinnon at RBG Edinburgh Herbarium, representing five specimens from three localities; - <a href=""https://data.rbge.org.uk/search/herbarium/?specimen_num=679006&cfg=zoom.cfg&filename=E00647618.zip"">Sharjah</a>, Dubai road (two specimens; E102; at side of road), 139 m on inland red sand dunes beside the road.- <a href=""https://data.rbge.org.uk/search/herbarium/?specimen_num=678987&cfg=zoom.cfg&filename=E00647633.zip"">Abu Dhabi Emirate</a>; Tarif (two specimens; by side of road, E45), 33 m, inland area of coastal white sand dunes close to edge of sabkha area.- <a href=""https://data.rbge.org.uk/search/herbarium/?specimen_num=678892&cfg=zoom.cfg&filename=E00647666.zip"">Abu Dhabi Emirate</a>, south of Madinat Zayed (one specimen, by side of road, E45), disturbed roadside verge, inland red sand dunes. However, it appears that this species is relatively widespread, occurring across the majority of inland UAE. This species has a wide global distribution from the Sahara, through the Arabian Peninsula, to Pakistan (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
All specimens held by RBGE were collected from roadside verges.
Is there a map available in assessment?
Incomplete
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Least Concern
Assessment status abreviation
LC
Assessment rationale/justification
This species is relatively widespread throughout inland UAE. As a result, the EOO of this species will far exceed the thresholds for threatened categories under Criterion B. It is therefore 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
It is currently unclear which threats may be affecting this species.
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Cyperus aucheri Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Poales Cyperaceae Cyperus