Taxon name
Lindenbergia arabica
(S.Moore) Hartl
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Lindenbergia arabica
(S.Moore) Hartl
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Species authority
(S.Moore) Hartl
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 is relatively widespread in northeastern parts of the UAE and 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)
Endemism Notes
Endemism Notes
This species is endemic to the Hajar Mountains in the UAE and northern Oman
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Within the UAE, the species is restricted to the Hajar Mountains (Jongbloed et al. 2003). The species is found in small number in Wadi Wurayah National Park (scattered locations in the lower Waterfall Wadi, lower tributary of Wadi Ghayl, and the upper Wadi Siji, with a single historical record from Wadi Zikt; Feulner 2016) but it is absent from the Ru'us al-Jibal (Feulner 2011). This species is endemic to the Hajar Mountains in the UAE and northern Oman (Patzelt 2014).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
This species is found in the drought-deciduous thorn woodland and open xeromorphic shrubland on alluvial lowland (Euphorbia larica-Acacia tortilis community), on wadi banks, in rock fissures and on rocky hill slopes (Patzelt 2014). It is usually a sparse, erect, opposite-leafed shrub, typically found on the vertical wadi walls of coarse gravel terraces in the UAE (Feulner 2016). Its altitudinal range is 20-600 m (Patzelt 2014).
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
This species appears to be under no immediate significant threat. The population structure, and plants, are generally small but healthy (Patzelt 2014). Grazing by livestock and feral animals may impact the species in parts of its range.
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.
