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NRLD - 330823 | Commicarpus boissieri

Assessment ID
330823
Taxon name
Commicarpus boissieri
(Heimerl) Cufod.
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Commicarpus boissieri
(Heimerl) Cufod.
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
tracheophyta
Class
magnoliopsida
Order
caryophyllales
Family
nyctaginaceae
Genus
Commicarpus
Species
boissieri
Species authority
(Heimerl) Cufod.
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
Data Deficient
Abbreviated status
DD
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification
There is little information regarding the distribution of this species within the UAE, in addition to any potential threats it faces or possible uses of the plant. It is generally considered to be rare, although it can only be readily distinguished from the more common C. helenae when it is in fruit. Therefore, it is assessed as Data Deficient.
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
Not assigned
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Within the UAE this species has been recorded as a weed species from traditional agricultural plantations on the Gulf of Oman coast, both at the coast (Mirbah) and within the mountains (Wadi Safad) (G.R. Feulner pers. comm. 2019). It is also considered to grow at foothills of mountains (MEW 2010). Globally, this species is native to Socotra, Sinai, the Arabian Peninsula, Pakistan and India (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not possible
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
This is a perennial species with round leaves and trumpet-shaped pink flowers gathered in whorls (Jongbloed et al. 2003). The species is recorded from traditional plantations on the Gulf of Oman coast (G.R. Feulner pers. comm. 2019) and generally from the foothills of mountains (MEW 2010).
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
There is no information available.
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.