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Scientific Name | Pteris vittata L. |
Higher Classification | Ferns |
Family | PTERIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Pteris costata Bory ex Willd., Pteris diversifolia Sw., Pteris ensifolia Poir., Pteris inaequilateralis Poir., Pteris lanceolata Desf., Pteris longifolia in sense of Sim, not of L. (misapplied name), Pteris longifolia Wall., not of L. (1753), Pteris microdonta Gaudich., Pycnodoria vittata (L.) Small |
Common Names | Chinese Ladder Brake (e), Ladder Brake (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2005/06/30 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden & L. Potter |
Justification | This taxon was not selected in any one of four screening processes for highlighting potential taxa of conservation concern for detailed assessment and was hence given an automated status of Least Concern. The Threatened Species Programme is currently systematically completing full assessments for all taxa with an automated status. If you disagree with this taxon's status, please contact the Threatened Species Programme at the link below. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, North West |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Pteris vittata L. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.
Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Foden, W. & Potter, L. 2005. Pteris vittata L. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/13 |
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