Taxon name
Aristolochia bracteolata
Lam.
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Aristolochia bracteolata
Lam.
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
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
Within the UAE, this species is only known from two old records; a plantation at Lulayah near Khor Fakkan (Western 1987) on the east coast, and from Al Ain near Jebel Hafeet (Jongbloed et al. 2003). No further information is available, other than that it was found in a plantation and in the disturbed ground. Whilst the species is reported to be native to the UAE, this perhaps requires confirmation given the few records and its medicinal applications. Continued presence at both sites requires verification, given the age of the records and the extensive commercial and urban development that has occurred at both localities in recent years. It is therefore considered Data Deficient for the UAE.
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
Within the UAE, this species is only known from two localities; a plantation at Lulayah near Khor Fakkan (Western 1987) on the east coast, and from Al Ain near Jebel Hafeet (Jongbloed et al. 2003). Continued presence at both sites requires verification, given the age of the records and the extensive commercial and urban development that has occurred at both localities in recent years. Globally, this species occurs in Central and East Africa, through the Arabian Peninsula, to Pakistan and India (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2018).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
This species is a perennial or annual plant that grows up to 2 m. It flowers between February and June and is found in plantations and disturbed ground. Plants of the World Online (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2018) report the growth form to be a small shrub.
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
There has been extensive commercial and urban development at both localities, which poses a threat to this 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.
