Eclipta prostrata | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Eclipta prostrata | (L.) L.
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 is found at scattered locations in the eastern UAE (Jongbloed et al. 2003), and from a single locality (an improved hillside spring adjacent to a small terraced plantation) in the Ru'us al-Jibal (Feulner 2011). It has also been found at Wadi Al Ain in addition to being recorded from Abu Dhabi Island. The native distribution of this species is the Americas according to Barkley et al. (2006), Plants of the World Online (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2018) and GRIN (2019). However, CABI (2019) consider the species to be native to Asia.
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
This is an annual species which flowers from December to April. This species can be found in moist locations, wadi pools (MEW 2010) and plantations (Jongbloed et al. 2003).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not possible
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Data Deficient
Assessment status abreviation
DD
Assessment rationale/justification
This species is known form a small number of scattered locations in the eastern UAE, including the Ru'us al-Jibal. There is little information available on this species and, in addition, its origin in the country is uncertain. If native, Eclipta prostrata would most likely qualify for Least Concern. However, due to uncertainty, this species is considered Data Deficient.
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
Without detailed information on the distribution in the UAE, little can be said about threats.
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Eclipta prostrata Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Asterales Asteraceae Eclipta