Leobordea platycarpa | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Leobordea platycarpa | (Viv.) B.-E.van Wyk & Boatwr.
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 is known to be widespread throughout the north of the country (MEW 2010). It has also been recorded from offshore islands of the UAE (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Sakkir et al. 2017). Globally, the native range of this species encompasses Africa, the eastern Mediterranean, the Arabian Peninsula and Pakistan (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 an annual herb species that has been recorded from sandy habitats and gravel wadis (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Brown et al. 2007, Mahmoud et al. 2018). Within sand dune environments, this species is considered to be an important contributor to biomass (Ghazanfar and Fisher 1998). Its stems can reach 25 cm in length, it has trifoliate leaves with rounded tips, cream-yellow flowers which are present between February and April, in addition to long brown seed pods (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It is a crop wild relative of trefoil, Lotus sp. (Kameswara Rao 2013).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Least Concern
Assessment status abreviation
LC
Assessment rationale/justification
Although this species may not be as common as others in the UAE, it is relatively widespread throughout the north of the country, in addition to persisting on off-shore islands. In addition, it can make use of both gravel and sand habitats and is known to occur within at least one protected area. It is assessed 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
Leobordea platycarpa Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Fabales Fabaceae Leobordea