Taxon name
Chrozophora tinctoria
(L.) A.Juss.
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Chrozophora tinctoria
(L.) A.Juss.
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Species authority
(L.) A.Juss.
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)
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Data Deficient
Criteria system used
IUCN
(see Assessment details)
Assessment rationale/justification
The species is apparently known from just two records in the UAE. The origin and identification of the specimen requires confirmation, and it is considered Data Deficient here. The species is utilized as a dye in other countries, and therefore its occurrence in the UAE might be the result of use and cultivation.
Assessment details
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
The species is apparently known from Mushrif National Park (now a suburban park, but originally a traditional oasis where remnant native flora were found) in Dubai (coll. K. Müller-Hohenstein, 1986; <a href=""http://data.rbge.org.uk/herb/E00450010"">RBGE Herbarium</a>). The species is also known from a locality near the Emirates Road in Sharjah (Sharjah Seedbank & Herbarium record). The origin and distribution of the species within the UAE requires confirmation. The global range of this species is circum-Mediterranean, through much of the Arabian Peninsula, east to India and north to Central Asia (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
This species has been collected from sandy dunes within an urban park.
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
Without detailed information on the current distribution in the UAE, little can be said about threats.
Publication
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.
