Taxon name
Prosopis farcta
(Banks & Sol.) J.F.Macbr.
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Prosopis farcta
(Banks & Sol.) J.F.Macbr.
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Species authority
(Banks & Sol.) J.F.Macbr.
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
In the UAE, this species is known from scattered locations. The origin of the species in the UAE requires confirmation, as it may have been introduced for cultivation purposes. The species was assessed as Not Applicable according to the draft UAE Red Data Book due to being cultivated in the UAE (MEW 2010), and it is considered Data Deficient here, following the opinion of the UAE native plant working group (June 2019) who considered the species to be native to the UAE.
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
In the UAE, this species is known from scattered locations on sand and gravel (M. Jongbloed pers. comm. 2019). In particular, it has been recorded from Al Ain, in addition to along the Al Ain to Dubai road. The origin of the species in the UAE requires confirmation, as it may have been introduced to the country for cultivation (MEW 2010). Globally, the native range of this species spans from Northern Africa, the Arabian Peninsula (Saudi Arabia only) to India (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not possible
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
This small shrub species is described as a halophyte (Böer and Saenger 2006). It is known to grow within sand and gravel environments (Jongbloed et al. 2003), in addition to seasonal wadis and abandoned fields. Prosopis farcta is a perennial species with thorns and alternating leaves (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It produces small yellow flowers between April to August and also has square, fat seed pods (Jongbloed et al. 2003).
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
There is no information available.
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.
