Taxon name
Rhynchosia schimperi
Hochst. ex Boiss.
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Rhynchosia schimperi
Hochst. ex Boiss.
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Species authority
Hochst. ex Boiss.
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
Although various localities are recorded for this species, confirmation of the species' full distribution within the country is required to better assess whether it is at risk of extinction. It is understood that its preferred habitat is likely to be at risk from development, however it is difficult to ascertain the extent of this threat without in-depth knowledge of the species distribution. Therefore, it is currently 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
This species has been described as occurring within low dunes in the northern Emirates (G.R. Feulner, in litt, MEW 2010). It also considered to grow in the Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve, Jebel Nazwah, Jebel Ali and in Dubai (G. Brown and S. Sakkir pers. comm. 2019, Sharjah Seed Bank & Herbarium pers. comm. 2019), in addition to further scattered localities (D. Aplin pers. comm. 2019). Globally, the native range of this species spans from Somalia and Ethiopia to the Arabian Peninsula and India (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 is a perennial shrublet species that grows within sandy depressions, wadis and along roadsides (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Karim and Dakheel 2006, Mahmoud et al. 2018). This species can reach up to 60 cm in height, has trifoliate leaves, small yellow flowers between March and July in addition to long woolly seed pods (Karim and Dakheel 2006). It is moderately salt-tolerant (Karim and Dakheel 2006).
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
The preferred habitat of this species may well be subject to threats from rapid development (G.R. Feulner, in litt, MEW 2010).
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.
