| Name | Sphaerostephanos penniger var. karoensis Holttum |
| Authorship | Holttum |
| Rank | Variety |
| Placed in | Sphaerostephanos penniger (Hooker) Holttum |
| Citation | 1981 Fl. Males., Ser. 2, Pterid. 1: 462 |
| Holdings | 1 Specimen held in the Harvard University Herbaria identified as Sphaerostephanos penniger var. karoensis Holttum |
| Identification made in | 2016 (1) |