Leptadenia pyrotechnica | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants
Taxa
Leptadenia pyrotechnica | (Forssk.) Decne.
Publication
Asessment status in full
Least Concern
Assessment status abreviation
LC
Assessment rationale/justification
This widespread species is typically noted as one of the most common plants within the UAE, in addition to being characteristic of the sand dune environment. It occurs in at least one protected area and seems to persist despite some browsing from herbivores. It is assessed as Least Concern.
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 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.
Endemic to region
Not_assigned
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Not_assigned
Threats listed in assessment
Leptadenia pyrotechnica can be eaten by browsers such as camels (Norton et al. 2009). It has been recorded that, although camel grazing can reduce the size of Leptadenia pyrotechnica, the long term impact of this on the plant is not yet known (Gallacher and Hill 2006). In addition, this species is still generally considered to be common (Jongbloed et al. 2003), meaning browsing may not pose a major threat to the species currently.
Conservation Measures
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Scientific Name | Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Genus |
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Leptadenia pyrotechnica | Plantae | Tracheophyta | Magnoliopsida | Gentianales | Apocynaceae | Leptadenia |