Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Oleandra distenta Kunze
Higher Classification
Ferns
Family
OLEANDRACEAE
Synonyms
Aspidium articulatum (Juss. ex Poir.) Willd., Oleandra africana Bonap., new name for Aspidium articulatum (Juss.ex Poir.) Willd., not of Sw., Oleandra annetii Tardieu var. hirsuta Tardieu, Oleandra articulata in sense of Hook. & Baker, not of (Sw.) C.Presl (misapplied name), Oleandra densifrons Kunze, Oleandra distenta Kunze var. hirsuta Tardieu, Oleandra distenta Kunze var. madagascarica (Bonap.) Tardieu, Oleandra distenta Kunze var. villosa Tardieu, Oleandra madagascarica Bonap., Oleandra neriiformis in sense of Hook. & Baker, not of Cav. (misapplied name), Oleandra nodosa in sense of Kuhn, not of (Willd.) C.Presl (misapplied name), Polypodium articulatum Juss. ex Poir.
National Status
Status and Criteria
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2005/06/30
Assessor(s)
W. Foden & 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, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Oleandra distenta KunzeLeast Concern Raimondo et al. (2009)
Bibliography

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.


Citation
Foden, W. & Potter, L. 2005. Oleandra distenta Kunze. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/24

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