Solanum villosum | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Solanum villosum | 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, the species has been recorded from Fujairah Emirate (between Khatt and Dibba; <a href=""http://data.rbge.org.uk/herb/E00621079"">RBGE Herbarium</a>, coll. R.A. Western, 1982) and from Abu Dhabi Emirate (Abu Dhabi Island; Al Khubairat and Al Manhal c.1 km from coast; <a href=""http://data.rbge.org.uk/herb/E00621058"">RBGE Herbarium</a>, coll. R.A. Western, 1982). RBG Kew also hold a record from Sharjah city (a disturbed area, where the plants grow at the bases of irrigated ornamental trees), which it is potentially introduced. Another record in this area was reported in 2019 (Dave Aplin pers. comm. 2019). The global range of this species is throughout much of the Old World, including the Arabian Peninsula, and it has been widely introduced elsewhere (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 northern record was collected from an area of steep rocky hills and wadis; the Abu Dhabi Island records were also from a wadi. Solanum villosum is a crop wild relative of the eggplant, Solanum melongena (Kameswara Rao 2013).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Incomplete
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Data Deficient
Assessment status abreviation
DD
Assessment rationale/justification
In the UAE, the species is known from historical records from Fujairah Emirate (between Khatt and Dibla) and from Abu Dhabi Emirate (Abu Dhabi Island), in addition to Sharjah. Confirmation of the presence and distribution of the species in the UAE is required, in addition to confirmation as to whether this species is separate from Solanum nigrum. Therefore, it is currently considered Data Deficient.
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
The Abu Dhabi Island locality will probably have been impacted by development.
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Solanum villosum Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Solanales Solanaceae Solanum