Taxon name
Schoenoplectus litoralis
(Schrad.) Palla
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Schoenoplectus litoralis
(Schrad.) Palla
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Species authority
(Schrad.) Palla
Taxonomic notes and synonyms listed
Schoenoplectus litoralis is based on Scripus litoralis Schrad. Scripus litoralis auct. non Schrad. in India is Schoenoplectus subulatus (Vahl) K. Lye. Both are present in India. Cook (1996) treats S. subulatus (Vahl) K. Lye in his 'Account of aquatic and wetland plants of India' but not Schoenoplectus litoralis.
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
United Arab Emirates (the)
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
United Arab Emirates (the)
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Least Concern
Criteria system used
IUCN
(see Assessment details)
Assessment rationale/justification
In the UAE this species is known from the Hajar Mountains. It is restricted to areas of standing water which are potentially under threat from water abstraction and declining rainfall patterns. However, it is considered Least Concern at present given its relatively wide distribution across the mountains in the UAE and regionally.
Assessment details
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
UAE National Red List Workshop
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
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.
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
The species was recorded for the UAE in 1996 from an unknown locality (Böer and Eschmann-Grupe 1996), however it was long mistaken for other taxa, and it is now considered to be widespread in the mountain areas of the UAE where standing water is present. Globally, this species occurs from Africa to temperate Eurasia (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019). According to Plants of the World Online, this species is not native to the UAE (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019). The UAE is also not listed as a country of occurrence on the most recent Red List Assessment for this species (Mani 2014).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
In the UAE it is found in or close to standing water. This species is tufted and can grow up to 2 m in length (Ghazanfar and Fisher 1998).
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
Declining rainfall and water abstraction may impact this species.
History
Although not widely recognised in 1996 (first recorded in 1996), it is considered likely that the species was also LC at that time.
Publication
Allen, D.J., Westrip, J.R.S., Puttick, A., Harding, K.A., Hilton-Taylor, C. and Ali, H. 2021. UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants. Technical Report. Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, United Arab Emirates, Dubai.
