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Scientific Name | Asplenium aethiopicum (Burm.f.) Bech. |
Higher Classification | Ferns |
Family | ASPLENIACEAE |
Synonyms | Acrostichum filare Forssk., Asplenium adiantoides (L.) C.Chr. var. canariensis (Willd.) Cout., Asplenium adiantoides Lam., Asplenium aemilii-guineae Alston, Asplenium aethiopicum (Burm.f.) Bech. subsp. braithwaitii Ormonde, Asplenium aethiopicum (Burm.f.) Bech. subsp. dodecaploideum A.F.Braithw., Asplenium aethiopicum (Burm.f.) Bech. subsp. filare (Forssk.) A.F.Braithw., Asplenium aethiopicum (Burm.f.) Bech. subsp. tripinnatum (Baker) A.F.Braithw., Asplenium canariense in sense of Webb, not of Willd. (misapplied name), Asplenium canariense Willd., Asplenium falsum Retz., Asplenium filare (Forssk.) Alston, Asplenium filare (Forssk.) Alston subsp. canariense (Willd.) Ormonde, Asplenium furcatum in sense of Milde, not of Thunb. (misapplied name), Asplenium furcatum L. forma platyphyllum Kunze, Asplenium furcatum Thunb., Asplenium furcatum Thunb. var. canariense in sense of Milde, Asplenium furcatum Thunb. var. latifolium (Bolle) Milde, Asplenium furcatum Thunb. var. tripinnatum Baker, Asplenium praemorsum in sense of A.Chev., not of Sw. (misapplied name), Asplenium praemorsum in sense of Sim, not of Sw. (misapplied name), Asplenium praemorsum Sw. var. angustitripinnatum Bonap., Asplenium praemorsum Sw. var. tripinnatum in sense of Sim, Asplenium tetraploideum Panigrahi, Asplenium tripinnatum (Baker) Panigrahi, Asplenium vinsoii Cordem., Chamaefilix filaris (Forssk.) Farw., Trichomanes aethiopicum Burm.f. |
Common Names | African Spleenwort (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2005/06/30 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden, D.A. Kamundi & 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, North West, Western Cape |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Asplenium aethiopicum (Burm.f.) Bech. subsp. tripinnatum (Baker) A.F.Braithw. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Asplenium aethiopicum (Burm.f.) Bech. subsp. dodecaploideum A.F.Braithw. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Asplenium aethiopicum (Burm.f.) Bech. subsp. aethiopicum | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Asplenium aethiopicum (Burm.f.) Bech. subsp. filare (Forssk.) A.F.Braithw. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Pooley, E. 2003. Mountain flowers: a field guide to the flora of the Drakensberg and Lesotho. Natal Flora Publications Trust, Durban.
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., Kamundi, D.A. & Potter, L. 2005. Asplenium aethiopicum (Burm.f.) Bech. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/15 |
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