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Scientific Name | Pneumatopteris unita (Kunze) Holttum |
Higher Classification | Ferns |
Family | THELYPTERIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Aspidium costulare (Baker) Kuhn, Aspidium cucullatum Blume, Aspidium malagassicum Kuhn, not Aspidium madagascariense Fée, Aspidium microsorum Kuhn, Cyclosorus costularis (Baker) Ching, Cyclosorus madagascariensis (Fée) Ching, Cyclosorus patens (Fée) Copel., Cyclosorus silvaticus (Pappe & Rawson) Ching, Dryopteris costularis (Baker) C.Chr., Dryopteris cucullata (Blume) H.Christ, Dryopteris gladiata C.Chr., Dryopteris madagascariensis (Fée) C.Chr., Dryopteris silvatica (Pappe & Rawson) C.Chr., Dryopteris silvatica (Pappe & Rawson) C.Chr. var. amplectens C.Chr., Dryopteris silvatica (Pappe & Rawson) C.Chr. var. glandulifera Bonap., Goniopteris madagascariensis Fée, Goniopteris patens Fée, Goniopteris silvatica Pappe & Rawson, Goniopteris unita (Kunze) J.Sm., Gymnogramma unita Kunze, Nephrodium costulare Baker, Nephrodium patens (Fée) J.Sm. (later homonym), not of (Sw.) Desv. (1827), Nephrodium patens (Fée) J.Sm. var. madagascariense Baker, Phegopteris unita (Kunze) Mett., Polypodium unitum (Kunze) Hook., Thelypteris madagascariensis (Fée) Schelpe, Thelypteris silvatica (Pappe & Rawson) C.F.Reed |
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, Limpopo, Mpumalanga |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Pneumatopteris unita (Kunze) Holttum | 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. Pneumatopteris unita (Kunze) Holttum. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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