Taxon name
Savignya parviflora
(Delile) Webb
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Savignya parviflora
(Delile) Webb
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Species authority
(Delile) Webb
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
Least Concern
Criteria system used
IUCN
(see Assessment details)
Assessment rationale/justification
This species is widespread at lower altitudes in the UAE. Although data are lacking on the population size and trend, the species is assessed as Least Concern as it is thought unlikely that it will approach the thresholds for a threatened category.
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
In the UAE, this species is very widespread, absent from western and southern areas and from the Hajar Mountains and the east coast (Jongbloed et al. 2003), although present on Jebel Hafeet (Wadi Tarabat; Fawzi and Ksiksi 2012). It occurs on the coastal white sands at Taweela (Brown et al. 2007). The global range of this species is across northern Africa and the eastern Mediterranean, through the Arabian Peninsula, to Pakistan (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 is an annual herb that is found on coastal sands and inland sandy or sand or gravel plains (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Brown et al. 2007, MEW 2010).
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
It is likely to have been impacted by coastal development.
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.
