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NRLD - 330401 | Moringa peregrina

Assessment ID
330401
Taxon name
Moringa peregrina
(Forssk.) Fiori
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Moringa peregrina
(Forssk.) Fiori
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
tracheophyta
Class
magnoliopsida
Order
brassicales
Family
moringaceae
Genus
Moringa
Species
peregrina
Species authority
(Forssk.) Fiori
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)
Country ISO code(s)
ARE
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Least Concern
Abbreviated status
LC
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification
This species is widespread in the north-east of the UAE and qualifies as Least Concern.
Assessment details
Year assessed
2019
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 is widespread in the Hajar Mountains and the Ru'us al-Jibal (Jongbloed et al. 2003), including Wadi Helo (El-Keblawy et al. 2016). The species also occurs on Jebel Hafeet (Stuart and Stuart 1998, Fawzi and Ksiksi 2012) and on the lower slopes of ravines in the 'Olive Highlands' (Feulner 2014). The global range of this species is from north-east Africa (Egypt to north-east tropical Africa), the eastern Mediterranean, Jordan to the Arabian Peninsula (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
This is a tree, usually 2-4 meters high, but sometimes stunted, found in the mountains and wadis (Karim and Dakheel 2006). It is common on the slopes of the Hajar Mountains on scree slopes, rubble, ledges and cliffs, as well as on wadi beds (Feulner 2016). On Jebel Hafeet, the species is largely restricted to deep gorges, sometimes growing from crevices on rock faces (Stuart and Stuart 1998).
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
There is no information available.
Publication
UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants
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.