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Scientific Name | Pteris catoptera Kunze |
Higher Classification | Ferns |
Family | PTERIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Pteris abyssinica Hieron., Pteris biaurita in sense of Sim, not of L. (misapplied name), Pteris catoptera Kunze var. catoptera, Pteris catoptera Kunze var. horridula Schelpe, Pteris kameruniensis Hieron., Pteris quadriaurita in sense of Sim, not of Retz. (misapplied name), Pteris quadriaurita Retz. subsp. abyssinica (Hieron.) Schelpe, Pteris quadriaurita Retz. subsp. catoptera (Kunze) Schelpe, Pteris quadriaurita Retz. subsp. catoptera in sense of Schelpe, Pteris quadriaurita Retz. var. abyssinica (Hieron.) Pic.Serm. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2023/12/13 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden, D.A. Kamundi & L. Potter |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Pteris catoptera Kunze var. catoptera | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Pteris catoptera Kunze var. horridula Schelpe | Least 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.
Roux, J.P. 2004. Pteridophyta: A new combination in Lastreopsis (Tectariaceae) from Madagascar. Bothalia 34(2):108-109.
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Citation |
| Foden, W., Kamundi, D.A. & Potter, L. 2023. Pteris catoptera Kunze. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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