Taxon name
Tetraena qatarensis
(Hadidi) Beier & Thulin
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Tetraena qatarensis
(Hadidi) Beier & Thulin
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Species authority
(Hadidi) 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)
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 considered to be widespread in the UAE, occurring in coastal areas and throughout the northeast of the country. It is therefore 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
Western (1991) considered this species to mostly occur in the Western Region bordering Qatar and Saudi Arabia, whilst MEW (2010) considered the species to be widespread along the Arabian Gulf coast and on sandy and gravelly plains in the northern Emirates. Jongbloed et al. (2003) show a coastal distribution in western and central areas, but extending inland to Jebel Hafeet and east to the east coast of the UAE. According to comments from the UAE National Red List Workshop (15<sup>th</sup>-19<sup>th</sup> September 2019, Dubai), here, we consider T. qatarensis to have a coastal distribution in addition to being a separate species to T. mandavillei and T. hamiensis. The species has been recorded for Jebel Hafeet (Stuart and Stuart 1998), however Brown et al. (2007) considered the subpopulation there to be distinct, as Zygophyllum cf. migahadii; Feulner (2014) considered the species present on Jebel Hafeet to be T. migahadii, but T. qatarensis to be present to the base of the mountain. Alzahrani and Albokhari (2017, 2018) give the global distribution as Saudi Arabia (eastern region and north-central areas), Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Socotra, Yemen and Iraq.
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
The species, growing as a dwarf shrub, is found on coastal sands and on sandy and gravelly plains in the northern Emirates.
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
Impacts from coastal development are likely to have been significant in some areas.
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.
