Tribulus bimucronatus | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Tribulus bimucronatus | Viv.
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
Two infrataxa are recognised; var. bispinulosus (Kralik) Hosni and var. inermis (Kralik) Hosni.
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
The species was recorded for the UAE (as Tribulus bimucronatus var. inermis) by Böer and Chaudhary (1999) from the from the hills near Dibba, and the identity of the record requires confirmation. The global range of this species spans from north Africa (Morocco) and north-east Africa, through to the Arabian Peninsula (Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Qatar and the UAE; 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
There is no information available on the record itself, but it was thought to have been collected from a desert hill-slope.
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Data Deficient
Assessment status abreviation
DD
Assessment rationale/justification
Confirmation of the presence of this species in the UAE is needed, and it is therefore assessed as Data Deficient in the UAE.
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
Without detailed information on the distribution in the UAE, little can be said about threats.
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Tribulus bimucronatus Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Zygophyllales Zygophyllaceae Tribulus