Leucas inflata | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Leucas inflata | Benth.
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 considered to be widespread within the Hajar Mountains and the Ru'us al-Jibal (Jongbloed et al. 2003). This species has been recorded between 300-1200 m in the Ru'us al-Jibal (Feulner 2011). Globally, this species is native to north-east tropical Africa and the Arabian Peninsula (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 a perennial shrub species which grows on hillsides, wadi banks, ridge tops and on ravine slopes (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Fawzi and Ksiksi 2012, Feulner 2014, Mahmoud et al. 2018). The plant is covered in fine white hairs, has oval, scalloped leaves and whorls of white flowers which are present between February and April (Jongbloed et al. 2003). The Loew's Blue butterfly is known to feed on this species (Feulner 2005). It has been recorded in the wild as heavily grazed in areas close to herds of goats (Feulner 2011).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Least Concern
Assessment status abreviation
LC
Assessment rationale/justification
This species is generally widespread throughout the Ru'us al-Jibal and the Hajar Mountains. It is considered to be common and is known to occur in at least one protected area within its range. It is therefore 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
Grazing by goats may affect this species in parts of its range (Feulner 2011).
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Leucas inflata Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Lamiales Lamiaceae Leucas