Cyperus rubicundus | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Cyperus rubicundus | Vahl
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
This species was first recorded for the UAE from Ras al-Khaimah beach by Böer and Chaudhary (1999). The species is also known from Yemen, Qatar and from Oman (from 600 m+) (S.A. Ghazanfar pers. comm 2019). There is a need to see the specimen to validate the identification. The species has a very wide global distribution, throughout much of Africa, Asia and Europe, and is widely introduced and naturalised through the Americas and the Pacific (GRIN 2019).
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
The current habitat of this species within the UAE is unknown.
Is there a map available in assessment?
Incomplete
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Data Deficient
Assessment status abreviation
DD
Assessment rationale/justification
In the UAE, this species is known from a record in Ras al-Khaimah. Confirmation of the identification, origin and current distribution of this species in the UAE is needed, in addition to its preferred habitat, any use and ongoing threats. It is currently considered as Data Deficient within the UAE.
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
No information is available for the UAE.
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

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