Plocama calycoptera | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Plocama calycoptera | (Decne.) M.Backlund & Thulin
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
In the UAE, this species was for a long time recorded only from the Ru'us al-Jibal (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Feulner 2011) but it was also known to occur in northern Oman (Ghazanfar 1992). It has since been recorded for Wadi Helo (coll. A. El-Keblawy, 2010; Sharjah Seedbank & Herbarium) and from Wadi Mai, Fujairah (Sharjah Seedbank & Herbarium). The global range of this species is from Egypt and northeast Sudan, through the Arabian Peninsula, to Iran and Pakistan (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019). It occurs in adjacent parts of northern Oman, including the Musandam Peninsula.
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
A perennial, woody based, dwarf shrub that grows to 0.2-0.3 m in height (Jongbloed et al. 2003). Found from c. 200 m to at least 1,600 m elevation from wadi beds to open ridges in the Ru'us al-Jibal (Feulner 2011). MEW (2010) gave the habitats as wadis, wadi beds and associated gravelly plains.
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Data Deficient
Assessment status abreviation
DD
Assessment rationale/justification
In the UAE, this species was considered to be restricted to the mountains of the Ru'us al-Jibal, however the species has recently been recorded for Wadi Helo and Wadi Mai. Whilst the species may have a widespread area of occupancy, it is always rare, and further research is required to confirm the full extent of its distribution within in the UAE. It is therefore 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 on the presence and impact of threats.
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Plocama calycoptera Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Gentianales Rubiaceae Plocama