Taxon name
Limonium stocksii
(Boiss.) Kuntze
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Limonium stocksii
(Boiss.) Kuntze
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Species authority
(Boiss.) Kuntze
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
Data Deficient
Criteria system used
IUCN
(see Assessment details)
Assessment rationale/justification
It is unclear whether this species occurs in the UAE and, if it does, detailed information regarding its distribution in the country is currently lacking. If the existing records correspond to this species, it may well be threatened and may require reassessment. For now, this species is assessed as Data Deficient.
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
A detailed distribution for this species within the UAE is currently lacking. The draft UAE Red Data Book states that this species is known from an unconfirmed record in the UAE (MEW 2010). G.R. Feulner (pers. comm. 2019) considers the species to be absent from the UAE, however S. Ghazanfar (pers. comm. 2019) reported that a specimen collected in the UAE is held at RBG Kew. The native range of this species is the Arabian Peninsula (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019). Plants of the World Online gives the range as the Gulf States (Qatar, UAE and Oman), however, Akhani et al. (2013) give the distribution as from Afghanistan, western Pakistan and southeastern Iran (Sistan-o Baluchestan Province).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not possible
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
This perennial shrub species has been recorded from salt flat environments (El-Keblawy et al. 2016, Gairola et al. 2017). It is also known to grow on rock cliffs, ledges and shores. This species grows within fairly saline soils.
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
Development may have an impact on this species. For example, areas around Sweihan, where Limonium stocksii reportedly occurs, are experiencing ongoing development through construction of roads, power lines and other similar facilities. However, it is not currently known to what extent this threatens the species.
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.
