Vachellia flava | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants
Taxa
Vachellia flava | (Forssk.) Kyal. & Boatwr.
Publication
Asessment status in full
Near Threatened
Assessment status abreviation
NT
Assessment status criteria
B1ab(iii)
Assessment rationale/justification
The species is an important legume species for indigenous populations (it is used to feed animals, such as goats, sheep and camels, to produce high quality honey, for charcoal, as herbal medicine etc.), it is therefore important to ensure that this species is not over-exploited in the future leading to a population decline and to a threatened category. At present, the estimated EOO for this species is 19,222 km<sup>2</sup> and it is experiencing a decline in habitat extent and quality due to over-grazing and development. However, it is anticipated to occur at more than ten locations, meaning it is assessed as Near Threatened.
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 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.
Endemic to region
Not_assigned
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Not_assigned
Threats listed in assessment
This species is over-grazed and is at threat from development. There is no known natural regeneration for this species.
Conservation Measures
Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:
History
There were fewer threats in the past decades which may have meant this species was at lower risk of extinction. However, it is still likely to have been categorised as Near Threatened.
Scientific Name | Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Genus |
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Vachellia flava | Plantae | Tracheophyta | Magnoliopsida | Fabales | Fabaceae | Vachellia |