Moltkiopsis ciliata | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Moltkiopsis ciliata | (Forssk.) I.M.Johnst.
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
The species is widespread along the Arabian Gulf coast and inland in the northern Emirates (Jongbloed et al. 2003) to Ajman and R'as al-Khaimah (Karim and Dakheel 2006). Karim and Dakheel (2006) considered it to have a clumped distribution in sandy areas of the salty coastal lowlands. The global range of this species is across northern Africa to the eastern Mediterranean, through the Arabian Peninsula, to Iran and Iraq (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
The species is found on sand and tolerates saline conditions (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It is mainly found on the salty coastal lowlands (Karim and Dakheel 2006). The species is also found on gravel plains and sand dunes (e.g. in the DDCR; El Alqamy 2004), and on loose sand. It is a small (height to 0.25(0.4) m) branched shrub (Karim and Dakheel 2006).
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 widespread in the UAE. Whilst subpopulations may have undergone a significant decline as a result of coastal development and grazing, it is thought that the species still qualifies 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
El Alqamy (2004) found the species to be absent around camel farms, presumably as a result of grazing pressure. Coastal development is also likely to be having an impact.
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Moltkiopsis ciliata Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Boraginales Boraginaceae Moltkiopsis