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Scientific Name | Ophioglossum gomezianum Welw. ex A.Braun |
Higher Classification | Ferns |
Family | OPHIOGLOSSACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2011/10/24 |
Assessor(s) | F. Cholo & D.A. Kamundi |
Justification | Rare in South Africa, but also suspected to be overlooked. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Limpopo, Mpumalanga |
Range | Waterberg to Nelspruit, and extending northwards through tropical Africa to the Arabian Peninsula and India. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Savanna |
Description | Shallow, seasonally moist soils overlying sheet rock. |
Population |
Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Ophioglossum gomezianum Welw. ex A.Braun | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Crouch, N.R., Klopper, R.R., Burrows, J.E. and Burrows, S.M. 2011. Ferns of southern Africa: A comprehensive guide. Struik Nature, 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 |
| Cholo, F. & Kamundi, D.A. 2011. Ophioglossum gomezianum Welw. ex A.Braun. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/12/08 |
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