Saccharum griffithii | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Saccharum griffithii | Munro ex Aitch.
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 species is widespread in the Hajar Mountains in suitable habitat (near water in wadis; MEW 2010). It has also been recorded from Abu Dhabi and Al Wagan (A.R. Western, U. Deil and F. Karim; Jongbloed et al. 2003). The species is recorded from Wadi Wurayah (Feulner 2016, Judas 2016). The species is absent or rare in the Ru'us al-Jibal (Feulner 2011). RBG Edinburgh holds specimens from; 1. <a href=""http://data.rbge.org.uk/herb/E00358631"">Wadis around Hatta</a>, (300 m asl), 2. <a href=""http://data.rbge.org.uk/herb/E00358628"">fringing the oasis at Qidfa'</a> (Fujairah), 3. Wadi Ham between Masati and Fujairah, and 4. <a href=""http://data.rbge.org.uk/herb/E00358630"">Abu Dhabi to Al Ain roa</a>d at al Khanza south; this latter record is a long way outside the otherwise known distribution of the species in the UAE, and is discounted here. Globally, this species occurs through the Arabian Peninsula to Iran, the western Himalaya and Bangladesh (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 usually found on gravel near water in wadis (MEW 2010, Feulner 2011). It is a perennial tussock-forming grass that grows to c. 2 m in height, with flower spikes that can grow up to one metre above that (Feulner and Karki 2009). Brown (<a href=""http://data.rbge.org.uk/herb/E003"">RBGE specimen</a>) recorded the species in slow-flowing water in a wadi, and in a saline pool (<a href=""http://data.rbge.org.uk/herb/E00358630"">RBGE specimen</a>).
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 Hajar Mountains of the UAE. Whilst subpopulations may have been impacted by livestock grazing, 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.
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Saccharum griffithii Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Poales Poaceae Saccharum