Papaver decaisnei | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Papaver decaisnei | Hochst. & Steud. ex Elkan
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 known from lower altitude hillsides from Masafi and Dibba (MEW 2010). It is described as being most common at high altitudes in the Ru'us al-Jibal, and can be found in scattered, usually relatively mesic, locations throughout this area (MEW 2010; Feulner 2011, 2016; G.R. Feulner pers. comm. 2020). Its native range is from the east of Egypt to Pakistan (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
Recorded on hillsides in shaded, damp sites, often near plantations (MEW 2010). They are considered to require more water than other plants within this habitat and are an annual species (G.R. Feulner, in litt, MEW 2010). Physically, the species is a red poppy (Feulner 2011) and is a known crop wild relative of the poppy, Papaver somniferum (Kameswara Rao 2013).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Incomplete
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Least Concern
Assessment status abreviation
LC
Assessment rationale/justification
Whilst there is little information available on the threats this species faces, and detailed information on distribution and knowledge of current population status and trend is absent, the distribution of the species is such that 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
The habitat of this species is vulnerable to change through the development of plantations (MEW 2010).
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Papaver decaisnei Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Ranunculales Papaveraceae Papaver