Lotus laricus | Rech.f., Aellen & Esfand.
SIS Taxon ID
138631301
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Kingdom
Species
Scientific Name
Lotus laricus
Is SIS
On
Lotus laricus | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants
Publication
Taxa
Lotus laricus | Rech.f., Aellen & Esfand.
Taxonomic Group
Plants
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Flowering Plants
Assessed taxon level
Species
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Within the UAE, the only record comes from the northern mountains, however this needs to be confirmed (MEW 2010). It is possible that this species has been misidentified within the UAE, or that records mentioned by MEW (2010) actually occur within Oman. Globally, this species occurs in Oman and from Iran to Pakistan (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019). Plants of the World Online does not list the UAE as native country of occurrence for this species (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019).
Asessment status in full
Data Deficient
Assessment status abreviation
DD
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
This species is known from a single, unconfirmed record in the north of the UAE. More detailed distribution data is needed to reassess this species, in addition to information on its current population status. It is assessed as Data Deficient.
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.
Endemic to region
Not_assigned
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Not_assigned
Threats listed in assessment
There is no information available.
Conservation Measures
Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:
Verified entry
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