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NRLD - 330318 | Pentatropis nivalis

Assessment ID
330318
Taxon name
Pentatropis nivalis
(J.F.Gmel.) D.V.Field & J.R.I.Wood
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Pentatropis nivalis
(J.F.Gmel.) D.V.Field & J.R.I.Wood
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
tracheophyta
Class
magnoliopsida
Order
gentianales
Family
apocynaceae
Genus
Pentatropis
Species
nivalis
Species authority
(J.F.Gmel.) D.V.Field & J.R.I.Wood
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 occurs in protected areas and has been considered as being common and widespread in the UAE. There is little information available on the population trends and threats to this species. Despite this, 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
Pentatropis nivalis is widespread in the Hajar mountains and East coast plantations (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It has been recorded in the Wadi Wurayah National Park (Feulner 2016). Globally this species occurs in East and West Africa, the Arabian peninsula, Central Asia and India (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew, 2018).
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 species is a perennial vine that grows up to 6 m (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It flowers between February and May and grows in sand, gravel and plantations (Jongbloed et al. 2003).
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
There is no information available.
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.