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NRLD - 330764 | Heliotropium kotschyi

Assessment ID
330764
Taxon name
Heliotropium kotschyi
(Bunge) Gürke
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Heliotropium kotschyi
(Bunge) Gürke
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
tracheophyta
Class
magnoliopsida
Order
boraginales
Family
heliotropiaceae
Genus
Heliotropium
Species
kotschyi
Species authority
(Bunge) Gürke
Taxonomic notes and synonyms listed
The name Heliotropium kotschyi is an accepted name in The Plant List, but according to the Catalogue of Life, the species is an ambiguous synonym to Heliotropium ramosissimum (Lehm.) Sieb. ex DC. The African Plants Database and Plants of the World Online also place the species as a synonym of Heliotropium ramosissimum.
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
Least Concern
Abbreviated status
LC
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification
The species is widespread in the UAE and assessed as Least Concern.
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
No
Endemism Notes
This species is endemic to the Arabian Peninsula
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
The species is common and widespread along coasts in the UAE, but also found inland, although absent from deeper and mobile sandy areas and from steeper and higher mountains.The species is endemic to the Arabian Peninsula (Oman to Qatar; Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019). The species is also reported for Bahrain, and likely also occurs in Saudi Arabia.
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
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 found in coastal and sabkha areas, and is tolerant of saline soils. It thrives in semi-saline flats and alluvial gravels, but is absent from deeper and mobile sands, and from higher elevations.
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
Grazing by livestock may impact the species in parts of its range, and impacts from coastal development are likely to have been significant.
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.