Taxon name
Abutilon pannosum
(G.Forst.) Schltdl.
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Abutilon pannosum
(G.Forst.) Schltdl.
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Species authority
(G.Forst.) Schltdl.
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 fairly widespread in the northeast of the UAE, occupying both coastal areas along the East coast and areas within the Hajar Mountain range. It appears to persist in a range of habitats including plantations, wadis and disturbed areas such as roadsides. Within its range, it is also considered to be locally common. Therefore, 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, it occurs along the east coast of the country and through the Hajar Mountain Range in the northeast (Jongbloed et al. 2003). Globally, the native range of this species spans from Cape Verde to the Arabian Peninsula and on to the Indian subcontinent (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 an annual or perennial herb which can reach up to 0.4-“2(-“3) m tall (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Mousa and Fawzi 2009, Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019). The plant has oval to heart-shaped leaves with toothed edges, yellow flowers between January and June, in addition to schizocarp fruits with brown, hairy seeds (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It is recorded as growing within wadis and wasteland areas, as well as plantations and roadsides (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Mahmoud et al. 2018).
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.
