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NRLD - 330335 | Tetraena alba

Assessment ID
330335
Taxon name
Tetraena alba
(L.f.) Beier & Thulin
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Tetraena alba
(L.f.) Beier & Thulin
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
tracheophyta
Class
magnoliopsida
Order
zygophyllales
Family
zygophyllaceae
Genus
Tetraena
Species
alba
Species authority
(L.f.) Beier & Thulin
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
Data Deficient
Abbreviated status
DD
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification
There is little available information regarding this species within the UAE. In addition, the species is known from an unconfirmed herbarium record in the UAE. Therefore, it is assessed as Data Deficient.
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
This species is known from an unconfirmed herbarium specimen from Abu Dhabi Emirate (S. Sakkir pers. comm. 2019). It is expected to occur in the UAE, although the presence of the species within the country is currently not certain (S. Ghazanfar pers. comm. 2019). The global range of this species is from Spain, across the north and north-east of Africa, through the Arabian Peninsula (Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and Oman), and the eastern Mediterranean region (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not possible
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 presumably found in desert, probably saline areas. It has a distinct five angled capsule, which appears similar to a star when viewed above (S. Ghazanfar pers. comm. 2019).
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
Without detailed information on the distribution in the UAE, little can be said about threats.
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.