Digitaria nodosa | Parl.
SIS Taxon ID
138743128
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Kingdom
Species
Scientific Name
Digitaria nodosa
Is SIS
On
Digitaria nodosa | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants
Publication
Taxa
Digitaria nodosa | Parl.
Taxonomic Group
Plants
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Flowering Plants
Assessed taxon level
Species
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Within the UAE, this species has been recorded from Wadi Wurayah in addition to the Hajar Mountains (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Feulner 2011), where it is known from a small number of sites such as Wadi Hayl. It is thought that it may also occur in the Ru'us al-Jibal (Feulner 2011). This species seems to be found more often at low-medium elevations (Feulner 2011). Globally, the native range for this species spans across Macaronesia, Africa and on to India (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
Although this species is known to occur within a protected area, a general detailed distribution of the species within the UAE is not available, with confusion between different members of the genus. As such it is currently assessed as Data Deficient, pending distribution data to allow a revised assessment.
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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