Schweinfurthia papilionacea | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Schweinfurthia papilionacea | (L.) Boiss.
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
The species is widespread in the Hajar Mountains and also occurs on Jebel Hafeet (Jongbloed et al. 2003). The species is absent from Wadi Wurayah National Park according to Feulner (2016), but is sited for the park by Judas (2016). Feulner (2016) found the species in small numbers in the park buffer zone (Wadi Siji). Sharjah Seedbank & Herbarium holds records for a small number of sites around Maleha, western Sharjah. Plants of the World Online (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019) cites this species as native to Pakistan, Afghanistan and Oman. It does not list the UAE as a native country of occurrence for this species.
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 on gravel plains and in wadis (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It grows as a semi-prostrate herb.
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 within the Hajar Mountains of the UAE. It is also known to occur at Jebel Hafeet and may be found within the Wadi Wurayah National Park. In addition, it is considered to be locally common and have a stable population. There are currently no known major threats to this species and, therefore, 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
Schweinfurthia papilionacea Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Lamiales Plantaginaceae Schweinfurthia