Taxon name
Actiniopteris semiflabellata
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Actiniopteris semiflabellata
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Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Ferns and Allies
Species authority
Pic.Serm.
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
This species is only known from a single locality in the Hajar Mountains within the UAE. However, detailed distribution data is lacking and the species is easily overlooked. As such, it is difficult to accurately assess this species. It is therefore categorised as Data Deficient.
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
This species is known from a single record in Wadi Limarit on the eastern slopes of the Hajar Mountains in Fujairah, southeast of Masafi; the locality given in Jongbloed et al. (2003) is incorrect (G.R. Feulner pers. comm. 2019). The distribution in the UAE is certainly under-recorded. Globally, this species has a wide distribution from southern Africa to Nepal (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2018). It occurs in adjacent parts of the Hajar Mountains in Oman (Jongbloed et al. 2003).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
This species is found in mountain areas, in silt between rocks (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It is a perennial species with creeping rhizomes, in addition to fan-shaped leaves with toothed edges (Jongbloed et al. 2003).
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
There are no known 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.
