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NRLD - 330837 | Dicoma schimperi

Assessment ID
330837
Taxon name
Dicoma schimperi
(DC.) Baill. ex O.Hoffm.
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Dicoma schimperi
(DC.) Baill. ex O.Hoffm.
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
tracheophyta
Class
magnoliopsida
Order
asterales
Family
asteraceae
Genus
Dicoma
Species
schimperi
Species authority
(DC.) Baill. ex O.Hoffm.
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
Although this species has a restricted range within the UAE as a whole, it is considered to be locally abundant within this area. 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 locally abundant north of Wadi Qawr and south of Masafi in the Hajar Mountains, within the southeast of the UAE mountains (Feulner 2014, Jongbloed et al. 2003). It is typically found at lower elevations between c. 500 to 600 m (Feulner 2014). According to Feulner, this plant has a restricted range within the UAE (G.R. Feulner, in lit, MEW 2010). The global distribution of this species extends from North East Tropical Africa, Jordan to the Arabian Peninsula, and Pakistan to West Himalaya (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2018).
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 plant is a small, perennial shrub species with a woody base (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Feulner 2014). It has a woody base, growing up to 70 cm in height and producing cream-white, trumpet flowers from February to April (Jongbloed et al. 2003). This species occurs on gentle sloping hillsides, although it appears not to tolerate basic bedrock habitats (Feulner 2014, Jongbloed et al. 2003).
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.