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Scientific Name | Elaphoglossum hybridum (Bory) Brack. |
Higher Classification | Ferns |
Family | DRYOPTERIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Acrostichum ciliare Thouars, Acrostichum ciliatum Desv., Acrostichum hybridum (Bory) Brack. var. vulcani Lepervanche ex Fée, Acrostichum hybridum Bory, Acrostichum tricholepis Baker, Elaphoglossum hybridum (Bory) Brack. var. cuneatum Bonap., Elaphoglossum hybridum (Bory) Brack. var. vulcanii (Lepervanche ex Fée) H.Christ, Elaphoglossum hybridum (Bory) T.Moore var. cuneatum Bonap. forma minimum Bonap., Elaphoglossum tricholepis (Baker) C.Chr., Olfersia hybrida (Bory) C.Presl |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2018/09/29 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Elaphoglossum hybridum is widespread and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga |
Range | In South Africa, this species occurs from the Wolkberg in Limpopo to the KwaZulu-Natal Drakensberg and Amathole Mountains in the Eastern Cape. It also occurs in Cameroon, Comoros, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania and Zimbabwe. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Northern Mistbelt Forest, Southern Mistbelt Forest, Northern Afrotemperate Forest, Northern Coastal Forest, Scarp Forest |
Description | It is localized to deeply shaded ravines in high-altitude evergreen forest, almost always near streams, growing on moist banks next to water or on wet rock faces. |
Population |
This is a rare species with a scattered distribution (Crouch et al. 2011).
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Elaphoglossum hybridum (Bory) Brack. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Burrows, J.E. 1990. Southern African ferns and fern allies. Frandsen Publishers, Sandton.
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 |
| von Staden, L. 2018. Elaphoglossum hybridum (Bory) Brack. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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