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NRLD - 330959 | Heliotropium brevilimbe

Assessment ID
330959
Taxon name
Heliotropium brevilimbe
Boiss.
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Heliotropium brevilimbe
Boiss.
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
tracheophyta
Class
magnoliopsida
Order
boraginales
Family
heliotropiaceae
Genus
Heliotropium
Species
brevilimbe
Species authority
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)
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 has previously been described as common in the UAE. In addition, it is known to occur within at least one protected area in its range. It is therefore 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 widespread in the lower mountains and adjacent alluvial plains of the UAE (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It is also known to occasionally occur in the Ru'us al-Jibal, at elevations up to at least 1,200 m (Feulner 2011). It occurs in the Wadi Wurayah National Park in the UAE (Judas 2016). <a href=""https://data.rbge.org.uk/search/herbarium/?family=&genus=Heliotropium&species=&coll_name=&coll_num=&barcode=&country_name=United+Arab+Emirates&region=&major_taxon=&cfg=vherb.cfg&keywords="">RBGE Herbarium</a> holds ten specimens of Heilotropium calcareum that have since been re-determined (H. Akhani) as H. brevilimbe. Globally, the native range of this species encompasses Pakistan, India, Oman and the Gulf States.
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 perennial plant is recorded as growing within gravel terraces and in silt substrate within the Hajar Mountains (Feulner 2011, 2016). It has a distinctive appearance and is so called the 'octopus plant' due to its elongated racemes and flowers which resemble tentacles (Feulner 2016).
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.