Solanum virginianum | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Solanum virginianum | L.
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
Taxonomic Notes
This species is a gene pool relative of Solanum melongena L. (CWR 2016).
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
This species seems to be recently recorded for the UAE and appears to be scattered and widespread throughout the country. Sakkir et al. (2017) note that the species is known from offshore islands in Abu Dhabi Emirate, but without details. Mahmoud et al. (2018) recorded the species from eastern parts of the UAE, again without locality details. The native range of this species spans from north-east tropical Africa, through the Arabian Peninsula, to southern Iran and south-central China, Southeast Asia, and Japan (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
Mahmoud et al. (2018) found the species in disturbed soil (without details). It may be tolerant of a range of conditions.
Is there a map available in assessment?
Incomplete
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Least Concern
Assessment status abreviation
LC
Assessment rationale/justification
Solanum virginianum appears to have a widespread, although scattered, distribution throughout the UAE. In general, it prefers to grow in disturbed soils. As a result, it considered to be a relatively tolerant species and is not thought to face any major threats. Therefore, it is considered 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 do not appear to be any threats to this species, as it is able to tolerate disturbed areas.
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

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