Bienertia cycloptera | Bunge

SIS Taxon ID
138358323
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Amaranthaceae
Genus
Bienertia
Kingdom
Plantae
Species
cycloptera
Scientific Name
Bienertia cycloptera
Authority
Bunge
Is SIS
On

Bienertia cycloptera | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Publication
UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants
Location
Scope (Assessment)
National
Countries in Assessment
United Arab Emirates
Country ISO code(s)
ARE
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
It is an annual species which can grow up to 1.0 m (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Böer and Saenger 2006). This species has almost cylindrical leaves, a berry like fruit and small yellow flowers which can be seen between October and December (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It grows within saline sand substrate and can found in coastal sabkhas and salt marshes (Jongbloed et al. 2003).
Taxon
Taxa
Bienertia cycloptera | Bunge
Taxonomic Group
Plants
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Flowering Plants
Assessed taxon level
Species
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Within the UAE, this species is known from along the Arabian Gulf coast (Jongbloed et al. 2003), including Jebel Ali. The estimated EOO of this species is 28,675 km<sup>2</sup>. Globally, the native range of this species spans from south-east European Russia to central Asia and the Arabian Peninsula (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019).
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Near Threatened
Assessment status abreviation
NT
Assessment status criteria
B1ab(iii)
About the assessment
Assessment year
2019
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
UAE National Red List Workshop
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
Government
IGO
Assessor affiliation specific
Government|IGO
Assessment rationale/justification
Bienertia cycloptera occurs from the extreme west of the Arabian Gulf coast, almost to the most northern point of this coastline. Its estimated EOO is 28,675 km<sup>2</sup> and it is considered to be severely fragmented due to the widely scattered localities in which it occurs. Within its range, it is threatened by development of coastal regions which is causing a continuing decline in the extent and quality of available habitat for this species. Therefore, it is currently assessed as Near Threatened.
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1 + Regional Guidelines v4.0
Criteria system used
IUCN
Criteria Citation
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.
Endemism
Endemic to region
Not_assigned
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Not_assigned
Conservation
Threats listed in assessment
This species is threatened by the ongoing coastal development occurring the Arabian Gulf coast where it is found.
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Further information
History
Coastal development within the UAE has been increasing in frequency and intensity since 1996, reducing the extent and quality of available habitat for this species.
Verified entry
Off
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