Tribulus pentandrus | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants

Taxa
Tribulus pentandrus | Forssk.
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 across the eastern half of the UAE, north of the Abu Dhabi-Al Ain road, although it is less common in the mountains (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It occurs in Jebel Hafeet (Wadi Tarabat; Sakkir and Brown 2014). The global range of this species is across northern and central parts of Africa, through the Arabian Peninsula to India (Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 2019). Plants of the World Online also lists occurrence in Ecuador as native.
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
The species is found on loose sand and at the edges of sandy deserts, sandy plains, and in wadis (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It is a prostrate or spreading species.
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 widespread in the eastern half of the UAE. Although data are lacking on the population size and trend, the species is assessed as Least Concern as it is thought unlikely that it will approach the thresholds for a threatened category.
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
Some habitat impacts from grazing and development can be expected, especially in coastal and urban areas,
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

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