Cymbopogon schoenanthus | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Cymbopogon schoenanthus | (L.) Spreng.
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
This is a common and widespread species in the Hajar Mountains (Jongbloed et al. 2003) and also is recorded south to Jebel Hafeet (Sakkir and Brown 2014). Al Meharibi et al. (2019) show presence of this throughout the east coast. The species is recorded from the Ru'us al-Jibal, although uncertain if from parts of the mountains within the UAE, and confusion is possible with other members of the genus (Feulner 2011). Feulner (2016) considers only this species of Cymbopogon to present in Wadi Wurayah. The native range of this species is in Africa from the Sahara and the Sahel to Kenya, east through the Arabian Peninsula to Iran (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 species occurs in mountains and wadis and is a perennial grass with stems erecting up to 0.5-1.0 m in height. It flowers between March and June (Jongbloed et al. 2003).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Least Concern
Assessment status abreviation
LC
Assessment rationale/justification
This species is widespread in eastern parts of the UAE. Whilst some impacts from grazing might occur, it is thought that the species still qualifies as Least Concern.
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
Grazing by livestock may impact the species in parts of its range, but this is not likely to be significant.
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Cymbopogon schoenanthus Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Poales Poaceae Cymbopogon