Heliotropium kotschyi | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Heliotropium kotschyi | (Bunge) Gürke
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
Taxonomic Notes
The name Heliotropium kotschyi is an accepted name in The Plant List, but according to the Catalogue of Life, the species is an ambiguous synonym to Heliotropium ramosissimum (Lehm.) Sieb. ex DC. The African Plants Database and Plants of the World Online also place the species as a synonym of Heliotropium ramosissimum.
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
The species is common and widespread along coasts in the UAE, but also found inland, although absent from deeper and mobile sandy areas and from steeper and higher mountains.The species is endemic to the Arabian Peninsula (Oman to Qatar; Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019). The species is also reported for Bahrain, and likely also occurs in Saudi Arabia.
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
This species is found in coastal and sabkha areas, and is tolerant of saline soils. It thrives in semi-saline flats and alluvial gravels, but is absent from deeper and mobile sands, and from higher elevations.
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Least Concern
Assessment status abreviation
LC
Assessment rationale/justification
The species is widespread in the UAE and 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
No
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: No
Endemism specifics: This species is endemic to the Arabian Peninsula
Conservation
Threats listed in assessment
Grazing by livestock may impact the species in parts of its range, and impacts from coastal development are likely to have been significant.
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Heliotropium kotschyi Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Boraginales Heliotropiaceae Heliotropium