Lindenbergia arabica | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Lindenbergia arabica | (S.Moore) Hartl
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, the species is restricted to the Hajar Mountains (Jongbloed et al. 2003). The species is found in small number in Wadi Wurayah National Park (scattered locations in the lower Waterfall Wadi, lower tributary of Wadi Ghayl, and the upper Wadi Siji, with a single historical record from Wadi Zikt; Feulner 2016) but it is absent from the Ru'us al-Jibal (Feulner 2011). This species is endemic to the Hajar Mountains in the UAE and northern Oman (Patzelt 2014).
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
This species is found in the drought-deciduous thorn woodland and open xeromorphic shrubland on alluvial lowland (Euphorbia larica-Acacia tortilis community), on wadi banks, in rock fissures and on rocky hill slopes (Patzelt 2014). It is usually a sparse, erect, opposite-leafed shrub, typically found on the vertical wadi walls of coarse gravel terraces in the UAE (Feulner 2016). Its altitudinal range is 20-600 m (Patzelt 2014).
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 relatively widespread in northeastern parts of the UAE and 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
No
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: No
Endemism specifics: This species is endemic to the Hajar Mountains in the UAE and northern Oman
Conservation
Threats listed in assessment
This species appears to be under no immediate significant threat. The population structure, and plants, are generally small but healthy (Patzelt 2014). Grazing by livestock and feral animals may impact the species in parts of its range.
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Lindenbergia arabica Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Lamiales Orobanchaceae Lindenbergia