Haplophyllum tuberculatum | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Haplophyllum tuberculatum | (Forssk.) A.Juss.
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
In the UAE, this species is widespread in the Hajar Mountains (Jongbloed et al. 2003), extending south to Jebel Hafeet (<a href=""http://data.rbge.org.uk/herb/E00437366"">RBGE Herbarium</a>; lower slopes close to Al Ain, coll. R.A. Western, 1982), and also occurring, rarely, in the Ru'us al-Jibal, with three localities known at low altitudes (Feulner 2011). The global range of this species is across northern Africa, through the Arabian Peninsula, to north-west 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
The species is found in wadis, wadi beds and associated sandy and gravelly plains (Jongbloed et al. 2003) in addition to rocky slopes (MEW 2010). It is a perennial woody shrub or large herb, up to 0.5 (0.7) m in height (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 the north-east of the UAE and 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
There is no information available.
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Haplophyllum tuberculatum Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Sapindales Rutaceae Haplophyllum