Withania somnifera | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Withania somnifera | (L.) Dunal
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, the species occurs within the Hajar Mountains and along the east coast (Jongbloed et al. 2003), and has also been recorded from Jebel Hafeet, including Wadi Tarabat (Sakkir and Brown 2014, EAD (S. Sakkir pers. comm. 2019). The origin of the species in the UAE has been questioned, and the UAE native plant working group (June 2019) did not reach a consensus on this species. The species has a wide global distribution through Africa and southern Europe to East Asia (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019). The species is found throughout Oman (in sandy and rocky wadis, beside roads, near cultivation, and in disturbed and waste ground; S. Ghazanfar pers. comm. 2019). Elsewhere in the Arabian Peninsula found in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen (S. Ghazanfar pers. comm. 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 in plantations and is generally peri-agricultural (G.R. Feulner pers. comm. 2019).
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, the species occurs within the Hajar Mountains and along the east coast. However, the species is generally associated with agriculture and the origin of the species in the UAE has been questioned. The UAE native plant working group (June 2019) did not reach a consensus on this species, and it is currently considered 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 available.
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Withania somnifera Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Solanales Solanaceae Withania