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Taxonomic information
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Taxonomic notes and synonyms listed
Cenchrus setiger Vahl. is a tertiary wild relative of pearl millet C. americanus (L.) Morrone (syn. Pennisetum glaucum (L.) Br.) (USDA, ARS, GRIN 2017).
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 generally described as common within its range. It is able to grow within a range of habitats and is also thought to occur within a protected area within its range. Therefore, 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
In the UAE, this species is distributed along the north-eastern coast (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Al Mehairbi et al. 2019), probably including the Wadi Wurayah National Park (Feulner 2016), as well as Al Ain and just south of the Dubai-Abu Dhabi border near the coast (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It has also recently been recorded from Jebel Hafeet (Sakkir and Brown 2014). Al Mehairbi et al. (2019) also record the species from the Ru's al-Jibal, although the species is absent from Feulner (2011). Globally this species occurs in the north and east Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, Iran, Pakistan, India and Thailand (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2018).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
This perennial grass species can grow up to 0.8 m in height (Jongbloed et al. 2003). The plant has linear leaves and inflorescence spikelets (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It grows in sand, gravel and plantations (Jongbloed et al. 2003). This species is a crop wild relative of pearl millet, Pennisetum galucum (Kameswara Rao 2013).
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
Grazing by goats may threaten this species in areas of its range (Shahid 2017).
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.
