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NRLD - 330876 | Lallemantia royleana

Assessment ID
330876
Taxon name
Lallemantia royleana
(Benth.) Benth.
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Lallemantia royleana
(Benth.) Benth.
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
tracheophyta
Class
magnoliopsida
Order
lamiales
Family
lamiaceae
Genus
Lallemantia
Species
royleana
Species authority
(Benth.) Benth.
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
This species is known from few records and is considered to be 'rare' but is easily over-looked. Little is known of the species, in addition to the extent of potential threats on its population trend, and it is therefore considered 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, it is restricted to the Ru'us al-Jibal (Jongbloed et al. 2003), where it is found at all elevations from 250 m up to at least 1,400 m (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Feulner 2011). The known EOO and AOO are highly restricted, very much less than 50 km<sup>2</sup> in each case. Globally, the species ranges from Caucasus to the western Himalayas (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019).
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
It is an annual species that can reach up to 25 cm in height (Jongbloed et al. 2003). The plant is covered in soft hairs, has oval lower leaves with scalloped edges and pale blue flowers which grow between February and April (Jongbloed et al. 2003). Lallemantia royleana typically grows among rocks in mountain environments and on wadi banks (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Feulner 2011).
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
Browsing is likely to pose a threat to this species.
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.