Kohautia retrorsa | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Kohautia retrorsa | (Boiss.) Bremek.
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, it is suggested that Kohautia retrorsa may actually refer to Kohautia caespitosa (Jongbloed et al. 2003). K. caespitosa is thought to occur in the southern Hajar Mountains (Jongbloed et al. 2003). Globally, this species occurs from the Arabian Peninsula (UAE, Yemen) through to northwest India (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
It is known to grow in sand and silt habitats (MEW 2010). This species has a herb growth form and it is suggested that it has a facultative life cycle, potentially depending on other species for nutrients (Fawzi and Ksiksi 2012).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Incomplete
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Data Deficient
Assessment status abreviation
DD
Assessment rationale/justification
This species was previously considered as Least Concern (MEW 2010) and was thought to be common within its range. However, there is no sound information about its distribution or any information about potential threats to the species, or about its use or trade, which makes it difficult to judge the extinction risk to this species. In addition, Jongbloed et al. (2003) suggest that this species may actually be part of Kohautia caespitosa. As a result, 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
Kohautia retrorsa Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Gentianales Rubiaceae Kohautia