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NRLD - 330815 | Boerhavia elegans

Assessment ID
330815
Taxon name
Boerhavia elegans
Choisy
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Boerhavia elegans
Choisy
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
tracheophyta
Class
magnoliopsida
Order
caryophyllales
Family
nyctaginaceae
Genus
Boerhavia
Species
elegans
Species authority
Choisy
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 found in the eastern UAE, where it is common and widespread in the Hajar Mountains and associated gravel plains at lower elevations and is present on Jebel Hafeet. The extent of occurrence (EOO) is estimated at c. 4,500 km<sup>2</sup>, however, the area of occupancy cannot be estimated as detailed distribution records are not available. Whilst grazing may impact the species, it is assessed 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
This species is found in the eastern UAE, where it is common and widespread in the Hajar Mountains and associated gravel plains at lower elevations from sea level to c. 1,000 m asl, and also round at Jebel Hafeet (Jongbloed et al. 2003, MEW 2010). The species is present but less common in the Ru'us al-Jibal (Feulner 2011) and present in Wadi Wurayah (Feulner 2016). It is particularly common on roadsides in Fujairah Emirate (Jongbloed et al. 2003). The native range of this species is from Niger to eastern Africa, through the Arabian Peninsula, to Iran and northwestern India (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
The species is found in hills, wadis, gravel plains and roadsides. It is a perennial herb, up to 50 cm in height (Jongbloed et al. 2003).
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
Grazing by livestock may impact the species in parts of its range.
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.