Taxon name
Nanorrhinum hastatum
(R.Br. ex Benth.) Ghebr.
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Nanorrhinum hastatum
(R.Br. ex Benth.) Ghebr.
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Species authority
(R.Br. ex Benth.) Ghebr.
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 widespread in the north-east of the UAE, and it is thought that the species qualifies 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
In the UAE, the species is found in the Hajar Mountains and in the Ru'us al-Jibal (Jongbloed et al. 2003, MEW 2010). In the Ru'us al-Jibal, the species is found to c.1,250 m elevation (Feulner 2011). The species occurs in the Wadi Wurayah National Park (Feulner 2016), and on the lower slopes of ravines in the 'Olive Highlands' in the southern part of the Hajar Mountains in the UAE. RBGE Herbarium holds records from Fujairah (between <a href=""https://data.rbge.org.uk/search/herbarium/?cfg=fulldetails.cfg&specimen_num=20196"">Khatt and Dibba</a>, north of <a href=""http://data.rbge.org.uk/herb/E00014172"">Masafi</a>), and from near <a href=""http://data.rbge.org.uk/herb/E00014175"">Khatt </a>(Ras Al Khaimah). The global range of this species is through the Arabian Peninsula to north-east Africa (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
It is a small erect annual plant that is found in wadis, plantations, rocky and stony hillsides, in addition to shelter amongst rocks (MEW 2010, Feulner 2011, 2014). Feulner (2016) found it flowering in the winter following autumn rains.
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
Grazing by livestock 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.
