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Scientific Name | Asplenium lunulatum Sw. |
Higher Classification | Ferns |
Family | ASPLENIACEAE |
Synonyms | Asplenium alatum in sense of A.Rich., not of Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. (misapplied name), Asplenium erectum Bory ex Willd. var. lunulatum (Sw.) Sim, Asplenium erectum Bory ex Willd. var. minor Sim, Asplenium falcatum Thunb. (later homonym), not of Lam. (1786), Asplenium lunulatum Sw. var. minor (Sim) Sim, Asplenium pulchrum Thouars ex C.Presl, Asplenium radicans S.Pritch., Asplenium reclinatum Houlston & T.Moore, Asplenium tenellum Roxb., Chamaefilix lunulata (Sw.) Farw. |
Common Names | Halfmoon Fern (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, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Western Cape |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Asplenium lunulatum Sw. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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.
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. Asplenium lunulatum Sw. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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