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Scientific Name | Cheilanthes ceterachoides A.W.Klopper & Klopper |
Higher Classification | Ferns |
Family | PTERIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2013/07/25 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A range-restricted habitat specialist, but not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Limpopo |
Range | Sekhukhuneland, Olifants River Valley near Penge. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Poung Dolomite Mountain Bushveld |
Description | Crevices on vertical dolomite cliffs. |
Threats |
| This species is endemic to a densely populated area where there is ongoing expansion of human settlements, as well as mining activities. Much of the natural vegetation is also degraded due to overgrazing. This species' specialized, inaccessible habitat however affords it protection against these threats. It is also not recorded on the mineral rich norite substrates targeted for mining, and is therefore unlikely to be impacted by habitat loss to mining. |
Population |
The species is currently known from only two locations within a small area, but further investigation may well reveal it to be more widely distributed in similar suitable habitat (Crouch et al. 2011).
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Cheilanthes ceterachoides A.W.Klopper & Klopper | Rare | 2014.1 | |
Bibliography |
Crouch, N.R., Klopper, R.R., Burrows, J.E. and Burrows, S.M. 2011. Ferns of southern Africa: A comprehensive guide. Struik Nature, Cape Town.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2013. Cheilanthes ceterachoides A.W.Klopper & Klopper. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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