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Scientific Name | Hymenophyllum capillare Desv. var. alternialatum (Pic.Serm.) Faden |
Higher Classification | Ferns |
Family | HYMENOPHYLLACEAE |
Synonyms | Sphaerocionium capillare (Desv.) Copel var. alternialatum Pic.Serm. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2011/05/16 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Although this species has a restricted range in South Africa, it is very widespread across Africa. It occurs in a sheltered, inaccessible habitat where it is not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Mpumalanga |
Range | Rare in South Africa, where it is restricted to the Mpumalanga Drakensberg Escarpment between Mariepskop and Graskop. It is widespread throughout eastern and tropical Africa, including Madagascar and other Indian Ocean Islands. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Forest |
Description | Deeply shaded sites on rocks in montane forest. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Hymenophyllum capillare Desv. var. alternialatum (Pic.Serm.) Faden | Least Concern | 2011.1 | |
Bibliography |
Burrows, J.E. 1990. Southern African ferns and fern allies. Frandsen Publishers, Sandton.
Roux, J.P. 2009. Synopsis of the Lycopodiophyta and Pteridophyta of Africa, Madagascar and neighbouring islands. Strelitzia 23. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2011. Hymenophyllum capillare Desv. var. alternialatum (Pic.Serm.) Faden. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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