Taxon name
Cocculus pendulus
(J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Diels
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Cocculus pendulus
(J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Diels
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Species authority
(J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Diels
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
This species is described as being widespread within its range and at a range of altitudes. 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
This species is widespread throughout the Hajar Mountains and Ru'us al-Jibal (Jongbloed et al. 2003, MEW 2010). It is found at altitudes between sea level and c. 700 m (Feulner 2011), and up to 1,000 m (M. Tsaliki pers. comm. 2019). It also occurs, introduced, in plantations. Its native range is from Cape Verde to northwest India (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
It a perennial species that grows as a climber, on trees such as Acacia species (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Norton et al. 2009, MEW 2010). In general, it grows in the area of xero-tropical arborescent vegetation (Ghazanfar and Fisher 1998). The vines are found in plantations, on mountains and hills (Jongbloed et al. 2003, MEW 2010), in addition to cliffs near the sea (Feulner 2011). It prefers wadis, wadi slopes, rocky habitats and ravine beds within these environments (Feulner 2014, 2016). The vines can grow in length up to 100 cm or more, with slender leaves and small green-yellow flowers which are present between January and May (Jongbloed et al. 2003). Its fruit is small, round and dark red with enclosed seeds (Jongbloed et al. 2003).
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
There are not thought to be any widespread threats.
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.
