Periploca aphylla | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants
Taxa
Periploca aphylla | Decne.
Publication
Asessment status in full
Least Concern
Assessment status abreviation
LC
Assessment rationale/justification
This species is common and widespread within rocky habitats, such as the Hajar Mountains, at medium to high elevations. It is also reported from at least one protected area within its range. Although grazing may pose a threat to this species, the impact of this on Periploca aphylla is not yet known. 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
This plant is reportedly browsed by native grazers within the UAE, such as gazelle and ibex (Ghazanfar and Fisher 1998) in addition to other species such as goats (Stuart and Stuart 1998, Shahid 2017).
Conservation Measures
Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:
Scientific Name | Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Genus |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Periploca aphylla | Plantae | Tracheophyta | Magnoliopsida | Gentianales | Apocynaceae | Periploca |