Senna italica | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Senna italica | Mill.
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 throughout the northern Emirates (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It has also been recorded within the Ru'us al-Jibal, up to altitudes of 1000 m (Feulner 2011). Globally, this native range of this species spans across both the tropical and the subtropical Old World (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 perennial species grows as a shrublet in sand substrates and gravel wadis (Faswzi and Ksiksi 2012, Feulner 2016, Mahmoud et al. 2018). It has a woody base, can reach up to 100 cm in height and has oval leaves in addition to yellow flowers which are present throughout the year, but more often following rain and spring (Jongbloed et al. 2003). The seed pod is broad and flat, beginning as green before maturing to be black in colour (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 assessed as Least Concern. It is generally widespread within the northern Emirates and is considered common in this range. In addition, it occurs in at least one protected area and is able to grow with gravel and sand environments.
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
Senna italica Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Fabales Fabaceae Senna