Taxon name
Tamarix passerinoides
Desv.
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Tamarix passerinoides
Desv.
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
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
Much of the published literature on Tamarix passerionoides refers to this species under the synonym, Tamarix aucheriana. In order to accurately assess this species, it's important to determine whether these plants are indeed two distinct species and, if so, determine a detailed distribution for T. passerionoides under its own name to effectively assess its risk of extinction in the UAE. For now, it is assessed as Data Deficient pending further research into its taxonomy.
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
There is little information available for this species in terms of distribution in the UAE, however, Tamarix aucheriana is considered to occur in saline areas within the country. Globally, this species is native to northern Africa and temperate Asia (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019). Plants of the World Online doesn't list the UAE as a native country of occurrence for this species, and Norton et al. (2009) state that this species is not found in other Gulf States except for Qatar.
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not possible
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
This shrub species is often found in saline habitats, such as sand dunes (Ghazanfar and Fisher 1998, Böer and Saenger 2006, Norton et al. 2009).
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
There is no information available.
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.
