Tamarix passerinoides | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Tamarix passerinoides | Desv.
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
There is little information available for this species in terms of distribution in the UAE, however, Tamarix aucheriana is considered to occur in saline areas within the country. Globally, this species is native to northern Africa and temperate Asia (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019). Plants of the World Online doesn't list the UAE as a native country of occurrence for this species, and Norton et al. (2009) state that this species is not found in other Gulf States except for Qatar.
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
This shrub species is often found in saline habitats, such as sand dunes (Ghazanfar and Fisher 1998, Böer and Saenger 2006, Norton et al. 2009).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not possible
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Data Deficient
Assessment status abreviation
DD
Assessment rationale/justification
Much of the published literature on Tamarix passerionoides refers to this species under the synonym, Tamarix aucheriana. In order to accurately assess this species, it's important to determine whether these plants are indeed two distinct species and, if so, determine a detailed distribution for T. passerionoides under its own name to effectively assess its risk of extinction in the UAE. For now, it is assessed as Data Deficient pending further research into its taxonomy.
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 available.
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Tamarix passerinoides Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Caryophyllales Tamaricaceae Tamarix