Indigofera coerulea | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Indigofera coerulea | Roxb.
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, Indiofera coerulea, records include Wadi Farfar (Jongbloed et al. 2003), the Ru'us al-Jibal (rare, single locality; Feulner 2011), Mezairaa (Jebel Ajman) and Wadi Nahawa (SSBH data), and WWNP (single record, ""Ghara tributary of Powerline Fork""; Feulner 2016). In montane environments, it is generally found at lower altitudes (Mahmoud et al. 2018). It is described as widespread within suitable wadi and mountain habitats (MEW 2010), and D. Aplin (pers. comm. 2020) found the species at Madhab (Fujairah). The distribution map is certainly incomplete. Globally, this species occurs from Mali to north-east tropical Africa, to the Arabian Peninsula and the Indian subcontinent (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 shrub species grows in gravel found in wadis in addition to mountains, at low elevations (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Mahmoud et al. 2018). It has a perennial life cycle, producing pink flowers between January and April (Jongbloed et al. 2003). The stems are woody and the plant can grow up to 100 cm in height (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It is a crop wild relative of indigo, Indigofera tinctoria (Kameswara Rao 2010).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Incomplete
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Least Concern
Assessment status abreviation
LC
Assessment rationale/justification
Indigofera coerulea has previously been assessed as Least Concern and is known to occur in a protected area. Although it is described as not common, it is also said to be widespread within its suitable habitat. Therefore, it is 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
There is no available information on threats. D. Aplin (pers. comm. 2019) observed that he found the species within a heavily grazed area where the species persisted.
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

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