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Taxonomic information
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
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
Data Deficient
Criteria system used
IUCN
(see Assessment details)
Assessment rationale/justification
In the UAE, the species is known from historical records from Fujairah Emirate (between Khatt and Dibla) and from Abu Dhabi Emirate (Abu Dhabi Island), in addition to Sharjah. Confirmation of the presence and distribution of the species in the UAE is required, in addition to confirmation as to whether this species is separate from Solanum nigrum. Therefore, it is currently considered Data Deficient.
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
In the UAE, the species has been recorded from Fujairah Emirate (between Khatt and Dibba; <a href=""http://data.rbge.org.uk/herb/E00621079"">RBGE Herbarium</a>, coll. R.A. Western, 1982) and from Abu Dhabi Emirate (Abu Dhabi Island; Al Khubairat and Al Manhal c.1 km from coast; <a href=""http://data.rbge.org.uk/herb/E00621058"">RBGE Herbarium</a>, coll. R.A. Western, 1982). RBG Kew also hold a record from Sharjah city (a disturbed area, where the plants grow at the bases of irrigated ornamental trees), which it is potentially introduced. Another record in this area was reported in 2019 (Dave Aplin pers. comm. 2019). The global range of this species is throughout much of the Old World, including the Arabian Peninsula, and it has been widely introduced elsewhere (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Incomplete
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
The northern record was collected from an area of steep rocky hills and wadis; the Abu Dhabi Island records were also from a wadi. Solanum villosum is a crop wild relative of the eggplant, Solanum melongena (Kameswara Rao 2013).
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
The Abu Dhabi Island locality will probably have been impacted by development.
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.
