Taxon name
Kohautia caespitosa
Schnizl.
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Kohautia caespitosa
Schnizl.
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Species authority
Schnizl.
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 occurs at Jebel Hafeet and in the northeast of the UAE. Within its range, it is considered to be frequent and locally common at Jebel Hafeet. In addition, it is able to persist in a range of habitats, which may increase its resilience to potential future threats. Therefore, it is assessed 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
This species is considered to be widespread in the southern Hajar Mountains and also occurs at Jebel Hafeet (Jongbloed et al. 2003, G.R. Feulner in litt, MEW 2010). Globally, the native range of this species spans across southern and tropical Africa and on to the Arabian Peninsula (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
This annual (or short-lived perennial) species has a woody base and can reach heights of up to 40 cm (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It has opposite, linear leaves, a round fruit capsule and white to sand-coloured, inconspicuous flowers which are present between February to May (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It grows within gravel and sand plains, in addition to along roadsides. Species of the Kohautia genus are known to be used by the hawkmoth, Sphingonaepiopsis nana, as a larval foodplant (Gillett and Howarth 2007).
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
There is no information available.
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.
