Tribulus arabicus | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Tribulus arabicus | Hosni
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
Within the UAE, it is common and widespread throughout inland sandy regions across the entire country (Jongbloed et al. 2003). Globally, this species is native to countries within the Arabian Peninsula (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019). According to the outcome of the UAE National Red List Workshop (15th-19th September 2019, Dubai), records of Tribulus omanense within the UAE are considered within Tribulus arabicus. This is due to the species material for T. omanense being described a year after T. arabicus by Hadidi, despite the identification appearing to use the same type material. T. omanense was described as occurring throughout the south of the UAE, in sandy areas.
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
This perennial shrublet species grows within sand plain habitats and has a prostrate growth form (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Mahmoud et al. 2018). The stems can reach up to 70 cm in length, while the leaves are grey-green and oblong, with a pointed tip (Jongbloed et al. 2003). Solitary yellow flowers can be seen between February to September and the fruit is covered in hair, with wings (Jongbloed et al. 2003). This species is known to grazed by camels in Qatar, which may well also be the case in the UAE (Norton et al. 2009).
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 described as widespread throughout inland sandy regions in the UAE, and is generally thought of as common. 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
Tribulus arabicus Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Zygophyllales Zygophyllaceae Tribulus