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Scientific Name | Athyrium newtonii Baker |
Higher Classification | Ferns |
Family | ATHYRIACEAE |
Synonyms | Aspidium aspidioides (Schltdl.) H.Christ, Asplenium aspidioides Schltdl., Asplenium laxum (Pappe & Rawson) Kuhn, Athyrium laxum Pappe & Rawson, Athyrium newtonii (Baker) Diels, Athyrium scandicinum (Willd.) C.Presl subsp. newtonii (Baker) Verdc., Athyrium scandicinum (Willd.) C.Presl var. rhodesianum Schelpe, Athyrium scandicinum of other authors, not of C.Presl (misapplied name), Dryopteris schnellii Tardieu |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2011/05/16 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Widespread and not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga |
Range | Eastern Escarpment from the Soutpansberg southwards through Mpumalanga and Swaziland to the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands. Widespread across sub-Saharan Africa. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major habitats | Forest |
Description | Deeply shaded stream banks in forest. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Athyrium newtonii Baker | Least Concern | 2011.1 | |
Bibliography |
Burrows, J.E. 1990. Southern African ferns and fern allies. Frandsen Publishers, Sandton.
Roux, J.P. 2009. Synopsis of the Lycopodiophyta and Pteridophyta of Africa, Madagascar and neighbouring islands. Strelitzia 23. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2011. Athyrium newtonii Baker. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/22 |
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