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Scientific Name | Pteris dentata Forssk. |
Higher Classification | Ferns |
Family | PTERIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Asplenium adscensionis (G.Forst.) Bernh., Lonchitis adscensionis G.Forst., Pteris arguta Aiton, Pteris arguta Aiton var. flabellata (Thunb.) Kuhn forma mayor (Thunb.) Mett. ex Kuhn, Pteris arguta Aiton var. flabellata (Thunb.) Kuhn forma minor (Thunb.) Mett. ex Kuhn, Pteris arguta Aiton var. flabellata (Thunb.) Mett. ex Kuhn, Pteris arguta Aiton var. minor Mett. ex Kuhn, Pteris arguta Aiton var. typica Peter, Pteris ascensionensis Sw., Pteris cordemoyi C.Chr., Pteris dentata Forssk. subsp. flabellata (Thunb.) Runemark, Pteris dentata Forssk. var. oligodyctya (Baker) Tardieu, Pteris elegans Jacq., Pteris flabellata Thunb., Pteris flabellata Thunb. var. ascensionis (Sw.) Hook., Pteris oligodictyon Baker, Pteris semiserrata Roxb., Pteris serrulata Forssk., not of L.f. (1782), Pteris straminea Cordem. |
Common Names | Toothed Brake (e) |
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, North West, Western Cape |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Pteris dentata Forssk. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, 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 |
| Foden, W. & Potter, L. 2005. Pteris dentata Forssk. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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