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Scientific Name | Polystichum sinense (H.Christ) H.Christ |
Higher Classification | Ferns |
Family | DRYOPTERIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Aspidium prescottianum Hook. var. sinense H.Christ, Polystichum aculeatum (L.) Roth var. mildbraedii Brause, Polystichum aculeatum (L.) Roth var. rubescens Bonap., Polystichum aculeatum (L.) Roth var. stenophyllon Bonap., Polystichum alticola Schelpe & N.C.Anthony, Polystichum fuscopaleaceum Alston, Polystichum fuscopaleaceum Alston var. ruwensoriense (Pirotta) Pic.Serm., Polystichum lobatum (Huds.) Bastard var. ruwensoriense Pirotta, Polystichum setiferum (Forssk.) T.Moore ex Woyn. var. fuscopaleaceum (Alston) Schelpe, Polystichum wilsonii H.Christ |
Common Names | Wilson's Shieldfern (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2011/05/16 |
Assessor(s) | F. Cholo |
Justification | Widespread and not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Western Cape |
Range | Southern Cape mountains from the Hex River Mountains eastwards to the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho and eastern Free State Drakensberg and northwards as far as Vryheid. This species also occurs in montane areas across eastern Africa and as far as Asia, Japan and Taiwan. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Forest, Fynbos, Grassland |
Description | Montane regions, in moist forests, under rock overhangs or at the base of cliffs. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Polystichum wilsonii H.Christ | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Burrows, J.E. 1990. Southern African ferns and fern allies. Frandsen Publishers, Sandton.
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.
Pooley, E. 2003. Mountain flowers: a field guide to the flora of the Drakensberg and Lesotho. Natal Flora Publications Trust, Durban.
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. 2001. Conspectus of southern African Pteridophyta. Southern African Botanical Network Report 13:1-223. SABONET, Pretoria.
Roux, J.P. 2009. Synopsis of the Lycopodiophyta and Pteridophyta of Africa, Madagascar and neighbouring islands. Strelitzia 23. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
Schelpe, E.A.C.L.E. 1970. Pteridophyta. In: A.W. Exell and E. Launert (eds). Flora Zambesiaca:1-254. Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations, London.
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Citation |
| Cholo, F. 2011. Polystichum sinense (H.Christ) H.Christ. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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