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NRLD - 330749 | Tribulus megistopterus

Assessment ID
330749
Taxon name
Tribulus megistopterus
Kralik
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Tribulus megistopterus
Kralik
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
tracheophyta
Class
magnoliopsida
Order
zygophyllales
Family
zygophyllaceae
Genus
Tribulus
Species
megistopterus
Species authority
Kralik
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
Data Deficient
Abbreviated status
DD
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification
The species is reported from a single record in the UAE, although this may refer to T. pentandrus. Confirmation of the taxonomic identity of records of this species is needed, and it is currently considered to be Data Deficient.
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
No
Endemism Notes
Possibly endemic to the Arabian Peninsula
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
In the UAE, this species was collected by M. Jongbloed from along the Dubai-Al Ain road (Jongbloed et al. 2003). The draft Red Data Book (MEW 2010) considered that all material identified as T. megistopterus is referable to T. pentandrus. Plants of the World Online (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019) considers the species to be endemic to the Arabian Peninsula (Gulf States and Oman), whilst the African Plant Database (AFD 2019) considers it to also be present in north-east Africa.
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not possible
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
Tribulus megistopterus was presumably collected in sandy desert. There is little other information available.
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
Without detailed information on the distribution in the UAE, little can be said about threats.
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.