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Scientific Name | Elaphoglossum spathulatum (Bory) T.Moore var. spathulatum |
Higher Classification | Ferns |
Family | DRYOPTERIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Acrostichum spathulatum Bory, Olfersia spathulata (Bory) C.Presl |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2011/03/24 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Widespread, common and not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga |
Range | Widespread across the eastern Escarpment, from the Dullstroom district in Mpumalanga southwards to the Maclear district, Eastern Cape. Also widespread across tropical Africa, Indian Ocean Islands (including Madagascar) and tropical America. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Forest |
Description | Lithophyte on moss-covered boulders near fast flowing streams in evergreen forest. |
Population |
This taxon is locally common in suitable habitat.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Elaphoglossum spathulatum (Bory) T.Moore | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Klopper, R.R., Bester, S.P. and Smith, G.F. 2010. Pteridophyta: Range extension records from the southern Drakensberg, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Bothalia 40(1):82-83.
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.
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. Elaphoglossum spathulatum (Bory) T.Moore var. spathulatum. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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