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Taxonomic information
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Taxonomic notes and synonyms listed
Based on the interpretation of the bread wheat gene pool of van Slageren (1994), Aegilops kotschyi Boiss. is a secondary wild relative of Bread Wheat, Triticum aestivum L. subsp. aestivum, Durum Wheat, T. turgidum subsp. durum (Desf.) Husn., and a number of other cultivated wheats - including Emmer Wheat, T. turgidum subsp. dicoccon (Schrank) Thell., Einkorn Wheat, T. monococcum L. subsp. monococcum, Spelt, T. aestivum subsp. spelta (L.) Thell., and Sanduri Wheat, T. timopheevii (Zhuk.) Zhuk. subsp. timopheevii.
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
This species occurs at high elevations within the Ru'us al-Jibal. Although it is not as common as other species in the north of this area, this may be due to being overlooked and as a result of occurring at particularly high altitudes. It is, however, described as locally common within the south of the region. As such, it is assessed as Least Concern.
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
Within the UAE, this species has been recently recorded from the Ru'us al-Jibal (Feulner 2011). It is thought to generally grow at high elevations within this area, between 1,200 and 1,350 m (Feulner 2011). Globally, this species' native range spans from Tunisia to Afghanistan (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
This species is a crop wild relative of wheat, Triticum aestivum (Kameswara Rao 2013). It is recorded as growing on rocky slopes of the Ru'us al-Jibal (Feulner 2011).
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
There is no information available.
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.
