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Scientific Name | Pyrrosia africana (Kunze) F.Ballard |
Higher Classification | Ferns |
Family | POLYPODIACEAE |
Synonyms | Cyclophorus africanus (Kunze) C.Chr., Gyrosorium africanum (Kunze) C.Presl, Niphobolus africanus Kunze, Niphobolus africanus Kunze var. forma ß minor Kunze, Polypodium africanum (Kunze) Mett. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2009/06/18 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden & L. Potter |
Justification | Widespread and not declining. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | Port Alfred in the Eastern Cape to Mtunzini on the KwaZulu-Natal coast. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Albany Thicket, Forest, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt |
Description | On the edge of watercourses, often in forest. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Pyrrosia africana (Kunze) F.Ballard | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Burrows, J.E. 1990. Southern African ferns and fern allies. Frandsen Publishers, Sandton.
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.
Schelpe, E.A.C.L.E. and Anthony, N.C. 1986. Pteridophyta. In: O.A. Leistner (ed). Flora of southern Africa:1-292. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Foden, W. & Potter, L. 2009. Pyrrosia africana (Kunze) F.Ballard. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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