Taxon name
Chrozophora plicata
(Vahl) A.Juss. ex Spreng.
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Chrozophora plicata
(Vahl) A.Juss. ex Spreng.
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Species authority
(Vahl) A.Juss. ex Spreng.
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
This species has been recorded from few confirmed localities within the UAE, but it is likely to be under-recorded and misidentified. As a result, its population status and detailed distribution need confirmation. It is assessed as Data Deficient.
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 known from a small number of scattered localities in the northern parts of the country; a roadside in Hatta (Jongbloed et al. 2003), Ras al Khaimah (along the Emirates road, E611, and from a locality south of the E611; M. Tsaliki pers. comm. 2019), from Nad al Shiba (Dubai), and from the Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve (Gallacher and Hill 2008). This species is likely to have been under-recorded in the UAE, and may have a significantly wider distribution within firm sandy areas. Globally, its range spans across tropical and subtropical Africa, through to the Arabian Peninsula and on to southeastern Asia and Java (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Incomplete
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
This annual species can grow up to 50 cm in height and is typically covered in distinctive white hairs (Jongbloed et al. 2003). The leaves are round/oval, the fruit is hairy with three lobes (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It grows within firm sand and gravel habitats (Jongbloed et al. 2003).
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
The species is likely to be impacted by development in the coastal plains, but there is no information on the scope and impact of this. Grazing and trampling from camels is also likely to impact the 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.
