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Scientific Name | Stenochlaena tenuifolia (Desv.) T.Moore |
Higher Classification | Ferns |
Family | BLECHNACEAE |
Synonyms | Acrostichum meyerianum (Kunze) Hook., Acrostichum sorbifolium in sense of Baker, not of L. (misapplied name), Acrostichum tenuifolium (Desv.) Baker, Lomaria meyeriana Kunze, Lomaria tenuifolia Desv., Lomariobotrys meyeriana (Kunze) Fée, Lomariobotrys tenuifolia (Desv.) Fée, Lomariopsis tenuifolia (Desv.) H.Christ, Polybotrya meyeriana (Kunze) Mett., Polybotrya tenuifolia (Desv.) Kuhn, Stenochlaena madagascarica Bonap. var. cuneata C.Chr., Stenochlaena meyeriana (Kunze) C.Presl, Stenochlaena mildbraedii Brause |
Common Names | Bracken (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2005/06/30 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden & L. Potter |
Justification | This taxon was not selected in any one of four screening processes for highlighting potential taxa of conservation concern for detailed assessment and was hence given an automated status of Least Concern. The Threatened Species Programme is currently systematically completing full assessments for all taxa with an automated status. If you disagree with this taxon's status, please contact the Threatened Species Programme at the link below. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Stenochlaena tenuifolia (Desv.) T.Moore | 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.
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Citation |
| Foden, W. & Potter, L. 2005. Stenochlaena tenuifolia (Desv.) T.Moore. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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