Pergularia tomentosa | UAE National Red List of Vascular Plants
Taxa
Pergularia tomentosa | L.
Publication
Asessment status in full
Least Concern
Assessment status abreviation
LC
Assessment rationale/justification
This species was previously assessed as Least Concern, and it is known to occur in at least one protected area. Although it may be badly grazed, it is unknown to what extent this currently impacts the population. Pergularia tomentosa can also persist in disturbed areas which may increase its resistance to development and land use change. Therefore, it is assessed as Least Concern.
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 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.
Endemic to region
Not_assigned
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Not_assigned
Threats listed in assessment
This species is believed to be badly overgrazed by goats (Western 1991).
Conservation Measures
Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:
Scientific Name | Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Genus |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pergularia tomentosa | Plantae | Tracheophyta | Magnoliopsida | Gentianales | Apocynaceae | Pergularia |