Taxon name
Tricholaena teneriffae
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Tricholaena teneriffae
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Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Species authority
(L.f.) Link
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
Least Concern
Criteria system used
IUCN
(see Assessment details)
Assessment rationale/justification
Although this species may not be common throughout the UAE, it is considered to be locally common within the Ru'us al-Jibal and widespread through the Hajar Mountains. It can occur up to high elevations and is also known to occur within at least one protected area within its range. Therefore, it is assessed as Least Concern.
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
The species is widespread in the Hajar mountains (Jongbloed et al. 2003) and is also found in Ru'us al-Jibal, at elevations of up to 1,450 m (Feulner 2011). This plant species has also been recorded in off-shore islands of Abu Dhabi (Sakkir et al. 2017). This species is globally distributed from Macaronesia to South West Italy and India, North East and East Tropical Africa (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 species is perennial, tussock grass, with branched stems growing up to 60 cm (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Mahmoud et al. 2018). It has rolled or flat leaves with a sharp tip in addition to inflorescence and spikelets covered in white silky hairs (Jongbloed et al. 2003). The flowering period is from December to May (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It can be found in moist places in wadis and mountains at low elevations (Jongbloed et al. 2003, MEW 2010, Mahmoud et al. 2018).
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
There is no information available.
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.
