Commicarpus boissieri | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Commicarpus boissieri | (Heimerl) Cufod.
Publication
UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants
Location
Countries in Assessment
United Arab Emirates
Country ISO code(s)
ARE
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Scope (Assessment)
National
Taxon
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 as a weed species from traditional agricultural plantations on the Gulf of Oman coast, both at the coast (Mirbah) and within the mountains (Wadi Safad) (G.R. Feulner pers. comm. 2019). It is also considered to grow at foothills of mountains (MEW 2010). Globally, this species is native to Socotra, Sinai, the Arabian Peninsula, Pakistan and India (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019).
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
This is a perennial species with round leaves and trumpet-shaped pink flowers gathered in whorls (Jongbloed et al. 2003). The species is recorded from traditional plantations on the Gulf of Oman coast (G.R. Feulner pers. comm. 2019) and generally from the foothills of mountains (MEW 2010).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not possible
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Data Deficient
Assessment status abreviation
DD
Assessment rationale/justification
There is little information regarding the distribution of this species within the UAE, in addition to any potential threats it faces or possible uses of the plant. It is generally considered to be rare, although it can only be readily distinguished from the more common C. helenae when it is in fruit. Therefore, it is assessed as Data Deficient.
About the assessment
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
Criteria system
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.
Endemism
Endemic to region
Not_assigned
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Not_assigned
Conservation
Threats listed in assessment
There is no information available.
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Commicarpus boissieri Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Caryophyllales Nyctaginaceae Commicarpus