Nerium oleander | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants
Taxa
Nerium oleander | L.
Publication
Asessment status in full
Least Concern
Assessment status abreviation
LC
Assessment rationale/justification
This species appears to be generally common within and characteristic of its preferred environments. It is not threatened by browsing, as the entirety of the plant is poisonous, however its affinity for water could decrease its resistance to droughts and rising temperatures. It is known to occur within protected areas and is widely used as an ornamental plant. It is assessed as Least Concern.
Assessment year
2019
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
UAE National Red List Workshop
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
Government
IGO
Assessor affiliation specific
Government|IGO
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1 + Regional Guidelines v4.0
Criteria system used
IUCN
Criteria Citation
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.
Endemic to region
Not_assigned
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Not_assigned
Threats listed in assessment
There is no information available. However, as this species is often associated with water (Rothfels et al. 2012, Patzelt 2015), it may be threatened by increasing drought occurrence and severity.
Conservation Measures
Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:
Scientific Name | Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Genus |
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Nerium oleander | Plantae | Tracheophyta | Magnoliopsida | Gentianales | Apocynaceae | Nerium |