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NRLD - 330310 | Boerhavia repens

Assessment ID
330310
Taxon name
Boerhavia repens
L.
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Boerhavia repens
L.
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
tracheophyta
Class
magnoliopsida
Order
caryophyllales
Family
nyctaginaceae
Genus
Boerhavia
Species
repens
Species authority
L.
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, although being described as rare and scattered, is able to grow within disturbed soil habitats in addition to cultivated areas. This may help to increase it tolerance to threats such as development of areas or land conversion. As such, it is 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
Within the UAE, it occurs in scattered locations throughout oases in the Hajar Mountains and along the east coast (Jongbloed et al. 2003). Globally, the native range of this species spans from Africa to the Pacific (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019).
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 annual or perennial herb species is known to grow within disturbed soil habitats and cultivated fields (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Mahmoud et al. 2018). It can reach up to 80 cm in height and is sometimes observed climbing on surrounding vegetation (Jongbloed et al. 2003). This species has oval leaves with smooth edges, elongated ribbed fruit with short hairs and light pink flowers arranged in clusters, which can be seen between December and May (Jongbloed et al. 2003).
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
The species is likely to be a component of livestock grazing.
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.