Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Cyrtomium micropterum (Kunze) Ching
Higher Classification
Ferns
Family
DRYOPTERIDACEAE
Synonyms
Aspidium anomophyllum in sense of Kuhn (in part), not of Zenker (misapplied name), Aspidium anomophyllum Zenker forma micropterum Kunze, Aspidium caryotideum in sense of Hieron., not of Wall. ex Hook. & Grev. (misapplied name), Cyrtomium caryotideum (Wall. ex Hook. & Grev.) C.Presl var. micropterum (Kunze) C.Chr., Cyrtomium falcatum in sense of Sim, not of (L.f.) C. Presl (misapplied name), Phanerophlebia caryotidea (Wall. ex Hook. & Grev.) Copel. var. micropteris (Kunze) Tardieu, Polystichum falcatum (L.f.) Diels var. caryotideum (Wall. ex C.Presl) Bonap.
National Status
Status and Criteria
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2006/06/14
Assessor(s)
F. Cholo
Distribution
Endemism
Not endemic to South Africa
Provincial distribution
Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Western Cape
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Cyrtomium micropterum (Kunze) ChingLeast 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
Cholo, F. 2006. Cyrtomium micropterum (Kunze) Ching. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/19

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