Indigofera articulata | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Indigofera articulata | Gouan
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
Within the UAE, this species occurs in Ras al-Khaimah, within Wadi Sal, Hatta and Masafi (UAE National Red List Workshop, 15th-19th September 2019, Dubai). Globally, this species occurs from the Sahara 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
This species is a perennial and can grow up to 0.6 m in height (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It produces flesh-coloured flowers with dark stripes in addition to constricted seed pods (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It is also considered to be a xerohalophyte (desert-growing salt-tolerant species) that is often found growing at the top of rocky hills within sand desert (Böer and Saenger 2006).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Incomplete
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Data Deficient
Assessment status abreviation
DD
Assessment rationale/justification
Although this species was previously assessed as Least Concern, there is no available information on the threats that this species faces, detailed information about its distribution or an indication of how common it is, in addition to general population status and trends. It is assessed as 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
There is no information available.
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Indigofera articulata Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Fabales Fabaceae Indigofera