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Assessment ID

330433

Taxon name

Indigofera intricata

Boiss.

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Taxonomic information

Scientific name

Indigofera intricata

Boiss.

Assessed taxon level

Species

Higher level taxonomic groupings

Plants

Flowering Plants

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

tracheophyta

Class

magnoliopsida

Order

fabales

Family

fabaceae

Genus

Indigofera

Species

intricata

Species authority

Boiss.

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

Criteria system used

IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification

This species appears to be generally widespread and common within the UAE, in addition to occurring within the Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve. Although it may be grazed, it is unknown what effect this is having on the population in general. Despite this potential threat, the species is still thought of as common in addition to being able to make use of disturbed areas. Therefore, the species is 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

Not assigned

Taxon distribution as listed in assessment

This species is fairly widespread in parts of Dubai within the UAE, including with the Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve and generally within the south and west of the UAE (MEW 2010, G. Brown pers. comm. 2019). Globally, this species occurs from the Arabian Peninsula and Somalia to Pakistan (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019; Lopez Poveda 2012).

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

Indigofera intricata is a perennial herb species which grows on sand and gravel dunes in addition to roadsides (El Alqamy 2004, Karim and Dakheel 2006, Brown et al. 2007). It is considered a xerohalophyte i.e. a salt-tolerant plant which can cope in dry environments (Böer and Saenger 2006). The plant has woody stems and can grow up to 70 cm in height (Jongbloed et al. 2003). Small red flowers are produced throughout the year, although flowering peaks between January and June (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Karim and Dakheel 2006). I. intricata is a crop wild relative of indigo, I. tinctoria (Kameswara Rao 2013).

Threats and conservation measures listed

Threats listed in assessment

This species is susceptible to grazing (Karim and Dakheel 2006, G. Brown pers. comm. 2019). However, it is not known to what extent this poses a threat to the 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.

Assessment ID

330430

Taxon name

Tragus racemosus

(L.) All.

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Taxonomic information

Scientific name

Tragus racemosus

(L.) All.

Assessed taxon level

Species

Higher level taxonomic groupings

Plants

Flowering Plants

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

tracheophyta

Class

liliopsida

Order

poales

Family

poaceae

Genus

Tragus

Species

racemosus

Species authority

(L.) All.

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

Criteria system used

IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification

This species is relatively widespread in northern parts of the UAE. Whilst subpopulations will have undergone a significant decline as a result of coastal development, it is thought that the species still qualifies 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

Further information

Endemism (according to assessment)

Endemic to region

Not assigned

Taxon distribution as listed in assessment

Within the UAE, this species occurs along the northern Arabian Gulf coast (Jongbloed et al. 2003), with more recent records from Wadi Al Ain (Mousa and Fawzi 2009) and Jebel Hafeet (Sakkir and Brown 2014). Herbarium records include specimens from <a href=""http://data.rbge.org.uk/herb/E00358104"">Al Dhayd</a> (RBGE Edinburgh). Al Mehairbi et al. (2019) show a continuous distribution from the Gulf coast, along the foothills of the Hajar Mountains, and south and east to Al Ain. Globally, this species occurs across most of Africa, southern Europe, through the Arabian Peninsula and the Middle East, to Central and West Asia (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2018). It has been introduced to the Americas (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2018) and to large parts of Europe (DAISIE 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

This is an annual grass that grows up to 0.3 m tall, flowers from February to April, and grows in plantations, gardens and along roadsides (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It has also been described as growing in open sandy or gravelly conditions and in cultivations (MEW 2010, Mahmoud et al. 2018).

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

Assessment ID

330429

Taxon name

Trigonella stellata

Forssk.

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Taxonomic information

Scientific name

Trigonella stellata

Forssk.

Assessed taxon level

Species

Higher level taxonomic groupings

Plants

Flowering Plants

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

tracheophyta

Class

magnoliopsida

Order

fabales

Family

fabaceae

Genus

Trigonella

Species

stellata

Species authority

Forssk.

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

Criteria system used

IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification

Although restricted to the Ru'us al-Jibal within the UAE, this species appears to persist at a wide range of altitudes and is locally common within this area. It is therefore 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

Further information

Endemism (according to assessment)

Endemic to region

Not assigned

Taxon distribution as listed in assessment

Within the UAE, it has been recorded from the Ru'us al-Jibal and Umm al Quwain (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It is known to occur up to 1,525 m in altitude in the Ru'us al-Jibal (Feulner 2011). Globally, the native range of this species ranges from the Canary Islands and northern Africa to the Arabian Peninsula and on to Iran (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

This annual herb species is known to grow in the gravel of mountain slopes and within wadis (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Mahmoud et al. 2018). It has a woody base, can grows up to 20 cm in height, has trifoliate leaves and yellow flower clusters which are present between February and April (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It is a crop wild relative of fenugreek, Trigonella foenum-graecum (Kameswara Rao 2013).

Threats and conservation measures listed

Threats listed in assessment

There is no information available.

Publication

UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Assessment ID

330428

Taxon name

Trigonella glabra

Thunb.

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Taxonomic information

Scientific name

Trigonella glabra

Thunb.

Assessed taxon level

Species

Higher level taxonomic groupings

Plants

Flowering Plants

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

tracheophyta

Class

magnoliopsida

Order

fabales

Family

fabaceae

Genus

Trigonella

Species

glabra

Species authority

Thunb.

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

Criteria system used

IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification

This species, although being described as rare or occasional within the UAE, occurs in a range of different habitats in scattered locations. As a result, the extent of occurrence of this species is likely to exceed the threshold for threatened categories. The species grow within natural and semi-disturbed habitats which may increase its tolerance to development in the future. Therefore, it is currently considered Least Concern, although confirmation of the origin of the species within the UAE requires confirmation.

Assessment details

Year assessed

2019

Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed

UAE National Red List Workshop

Criteria system used

IUCN

Reference for methods given

Further information

Endemism (according to assessment)

Endemic to region

Not assigned

Taxon distribution as listed in assessment

Within the UAE, this species occurs in scattered locations including the Abu Dhabi Emirate, Al Ain, Dubai, Fujairah and the Ru'us al-Jibal (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Feulner 2011). Feulner (2011) found it to be a low-altitude ruderal species in the Ru'us al-Jibal. The global native distribution spans from north-east Africa, through the Arabian Peninsula to India and Bangladesh (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

This annual herb species is known to grow within plantations, sand and gardens (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Mahmoud et al. 2018). It has a prostrate growth form and can spread up to 0.4 m across (Jongbloed et al. 2003). The plant has smooth, almost cylindrical seed pods with a hook, round trifoliate leaves with toothed edges and clusters of yellow flowers which can be seen between February and April (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It is also a crop wild relative of fenugreek, Trigonella foenum-graecum (Kameswara Rao 2013).

Threats and conservation measures listed

Threats listed in assessment

Grazing by goats may threaten this species in parts of its range (Shahid 2017).

Publication

UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Assessment ID

330427

Taxon name

Tephrosia nubica

(Boiss.) Baker

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Taxonomic information

Scientific name

Tephrosia nubica

(Boiss.) Baker

Assessed taxon level

Species

Higher level taxonomic groupings

Plants

Flowering Plants

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

tracheophyta

Class

magnoliopsida

Order

fabales

Family

fabaceae

Genus

Tephrosia

Species

nubica

Species authority

(Boiss.) Baker

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

Criteria system used

IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification

The species was previously known from a small number of confirmed records in the eastern UAE, from the southern Hajar Mountains. However, the species appears to be expanding its range northwards, perhaps partly due to its apparent ability to colonise silt behind dams (G.R. Feulner pers. comm. 2019). It has been recently confirmed from Tennis Club Dam, Fujairah (G.R. Feulner pers. comm. 2019) and from disturbed areas in Wadi Hala, southeast of Shawkah (D. Aplin pers. comm. 2019, i.d. G.R. Feulner), and the species is 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

Further information

Endemism (according to assessment)

Endemic to region

Not assigned

Taxon distribution as listed in assessment

Within the UAE, this species was known from the southern Hajar Mountains and from near Al Ain (Jongbloed et al. 2003, G.R. Feulner in litt. MEW 2010), in addition to Jebel Hafeet (Fawzi and Ksiksi 2012), although it appears that many of these literature locality records occur in Oman rather than in the UAE (G.R. Feulner in litt. MEW 2010); in support of this, most of the localities shown in Jongbloed et al. (2003) for the species occur within Oman rather than the UAE). EAD (S. Sakkir pers. comm. 2019) hold records from several areas on Jebel Hafeet, including Wadi Tarabat. However, the species appears to be expanding its range northwards, perhaps partly due to its apparent ability to colonise silt behind dams (G.R. Feulner pers. comm. 2019). In recent years it has been confirmed from the outskirts of Fujairah city (G.R. Feulner pers. comm. 2019), from southeast of Shawka, just off the Sharjah-Kalba Road (D. Aplin pers. comm. 2019, i.d. G.R. Feulner) and from Wadi Shawka, Wadi Ham, Al-Qowr, Al Munay, Hatta and Masfut (Sharjah Seedbank & Herbarium; S. Gairola pers. comm. 2019). Globally, this species occurs from the Sahara to Kenya and on to the Arabian Peninsula (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019).

Is there a map available in assessment?

Incomplete

Habitat and systems

Ecological system type

Terrestrial

Not_assigned

Freshwater

Not_assigned

Marine

Not_assigned

Habitat

Habitat details as listed in assessment

This perennial shrublet species is known to grow within gravel plain and wadi environments (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Karim and Dakheel 2006, Fawzi and Ksiksi 2012, Mahmoud et al. 2018). It can reach 1.25 m in height and has pointed tip leaves, in addition to pale-pink flowers (present from January to May) and a brown, hairy, kidney shaped seed pod (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Karim and Dakheel 2006).

Threats and conservation measures listed

Threats listed in assessment

There is no information available.

Publication

UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Assessment ID

330426

Taxon name

Tephrosia apollinea

(Delile) DC.

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Taxonomic information

Scientific name

Tephrosia apollinea

(Delile) DC.

Assessed taxon level

Species

Higher level taxonomic groupings

Plants

Flowering Plants

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

tracheophyta

Class

magnoliopsida

Order

fabales

Family

fabaceae

Genus

Tephrosia

Species

apollinea

Species authority

(Delile) DC.

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

Criteria system used

IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification

This species is relatively widespread throughout the Hajar Mountains in the UAE, occurring in both the Wadi Wurayah National Park and Ru'us al-Jibal, in addition to Jebel Hafeet. Throughout its range it is considered to be common and, due to its toxicity, is dominant at particularly overgrazed sites. This property provides the plant with protection from grazing animals. It can occur in a range of habitats and is known to occur in at least one protected area within its range. It is therefore 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

Further information

Endemism (according to assessment)

Endemic to region

Not assigned

Taxon distribution as listed in assessment

Within the UAE, it has been recorded from the Wadi Wurayah National Park, the Hajar Mountains and Jebel Hafeet (Stuart and Stuart 1998, Jongbloed et al. 2003, Judas 2016).

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

Within dams and water breaker environments in the UAE, this perennial shrublet species was often described as 'dominant' (El Keblawy and Abdelfatah 2014, Mahmoud et al. 2018). It is also known to occur within gravel plains and wadis, in addition to inner-hill valleys, low mountain slopes and dry water-courses (Stuart and Stuart 1998, Jongbloed et al. 2003, Mahmoud et al. 2018). This plant has densely packed leaves, can reach 90 cm in height, has woody stems and is green-silver in colour due to a covering of white hairs (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Karim and Dakheel 2006). It produces purple or red flowers throughout the year, with a peak between January and May, and has a long and flattened dark brown seed pod (Karim and Dakheel 2006). This species is toxic which provides protection from browsing animals (Shahid 2017), which can allow this plant to become dominant in highly grazed areas (Judas 2016). However, the Loew's Blue butterfly, Agrodiaetus loewii, is known to feed on this plant species (Feulner 2005). It may also be parasitised by the plant Cuscuta planiflora (Jongbloed et al. 2003).

Threats and conservation measures listed

Threats listed in assessment

There are not thought to be any threats to this species.

Publication

UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Assessment ID

330424

Taxon name

Rhynchosia minima

(L.) DC.

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Taxonomic information

Scientific name

Rhynchosia minima

(L.) DC.

Assessed taxon level

Species

Higher level taxonomic groupings

Plants

Flowering Plants

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

tracheophyta

Class

magnoliopsida

Order

fabales

Family

fabaceae

Genus

Rhynchosia

Species

minima

Species authority

(L.) DC.

Taxonomic notes and synonyms listed

Rhynchosia minima is exceedingly difficult to divide into lower taxa, its range of variation is very great and experimental techniques are needed (Gillett et al. 1971).

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

Criteria system used

IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification

This species occurs throughout the northern Emirates and is generally considered to be locally common within its range. It is also known to occur in at least one protected area. Therefore, it is 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

Further information

Endemism (according to assessment)

Endemic to region

Not assigned

Taxon distribution as listed in assessment

Within the UAE, this species occurs in the north of the country (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It is also known to occur in the Ru'us al-Jibal (Feulner 2011). Globally, this species' native range spans across both the Tropics and the Subtropics (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 a perennial shrublet species that grows within sandy plain environments, gravel and wadis (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Mahmoud et al. 2018). The plant can grow up to 120 cm in height, has trifoliate oval leaves and yellow flowers which are present between February and May (Jongbloed et al. 2003).

Threats and conservation measures listed

Threats listed in assessment

There is no information available.

Publication

UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Assessment ID

330423

Taxon name

Ononis serrata

Forssk.

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Taxonomic information

Scientific name

Ononis serrata

Forssk.

Assessed taxon level

Species

Higher level taxonomic groupings

Plants

Flowering Plants

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

tracheophyta

Class

magnoliopsida

Order

fabales

Family

fabaceae

Genus

Ononis

Species

serrata

Species authority

Forssk.

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

Criteria system used

IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification

This species is fairly widespread within coastal sand areas of Dubai and, within this environment, is considered to be very common and even 'dominant'. It is therefore 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

Further information

Endemism (according to assessment)

Endemic to region

Not assigned

Taxon distribution as listed in assessment

Within the UAE, it is known to occur in sandy coastal areas from Ajman to Ras al Khaimah (Weston 1983) and in Dubai (Jongbloed et al. 2003). Globally, the native range of this species spans from Macaronesia and Mauritania, across northern Africa to the Arabian Peninsula, Turkey and Iran (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

This annual species can grow up to 0.3 m in height and is covered with hairs and sticky glands (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It has serrated, trifoliate leaves in addition to pink and white flowers between February and April (Jongbloed et al. 2003). The seed pod is an oval shape (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It generally grows within sand (Jongbloed et al. 2003).

Threats and conservation measures listed

Threats listed in assessment

There is no information available.

Publication

UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Assessment ID

330422

Taxon name

Lotus halophilus

Boiss. & Spruner

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Taxonomic information

Scientific name

Lotus halophilus

Boiss. & Spruner

Assessed taxon level

Species

Higher level taxonomic groupings

Plants

Flowering Plants

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

tracheophyta

Class

magnoliopsida

Order

fabales

Family

fabaceae

Genus

Lotus

Species

halophilus

Species authority

Boiss. & Spruner

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

Criteria system used

IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification

This species is relatively widespread along the Arabian Gulf Coast, and further inland, within the UAE. In its range, it is known to be very common. As a result, it is 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

Further information

Endemism (according to assessment)

Endemic to region

Not assigned

Taxon distribution as listed in assessment

Within the UAE, it is considered to be widespread in coastal areas along the Arabian Gulf (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Brown et al. 2007). Globally, this species occurs from northern Africa and the Mediterranean to the Arabian Peninsula and Iran (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

This annual herb species has been recorded to grow within sandy plain areas (Brown et al. 2007, Mahmoud et al. 2018). It can reach lengths of up to 25 cm and has leaves with pointed tips, in addition to yellow flowers which are present between February and April and cylindrical seed pods (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It is a crop wild relative of the trefoil, Lotus species (Kameswara Rao 2013).

Threats and conservation measures listed

Threats listed in assessment

There is no information available.

Publication

UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Assessment ID

330421

Taxon name

Leobordea platycarpa

(Viv.) B.-E.van Wyk & Boatwr.

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Taxonomic information

Scientific name

Leobordea platycarpa

(Viv.) B.-E.van Wyk & Boatwr.

Assessed taxon level

Species

Higher level taxonomic groupings

Plants

Flowering Plants

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

tracheophyta

Class

magnoliopsida

Order

fabales

Family

fabaceae

Genus

Leobordea

Species

platycarpa

Species authority

(Viv.) B.-E.van Wyk & Boatwr.

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

Criteria system used

IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification

Although this species may not be as common as others in the UAE, it is relatively widespread throughout the north of the country, in addition to persisting on off-shore islands. In addition, it can make use of both gravel and sand habitats and is known to occur within at least one protected area. It is 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

Further information

Endemism (according to assessment)

Endemic to region

Not assigned

Taxon distribution as listed in assessment

Within the UAE, this species is known to be widespread throughout the north of the country (MEW 2010). It has also been recorded from offshore islands of the UAE (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Sakkir et al. 2017). Globally, the native range of this species encompasses Africa, the eastern Mediterranean, the Arabian Peninsula and Pakistan (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

This is an annual herb species that has been recorded from sandy habitats and gravel wadis (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Brown et al. 2007, Mahmoud et al. 2018). Within sand dune environments, this species is considered to be an important contributor to biomass (Ghazanfar and Fisher 1998). Its stems can reach 25 cm in length, it has trifoliate leaves with rounded tips, cream-yellow flowers which are present between February and April, in addition to long brown seed pods (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It is a crop wild relative of trefoil, Lotus sp. (Kameswara Rao 2013).

Threats and conservation measures listed

Threats listed in assessment

There is no information available.

Publication

UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants