''Aleuritopteris'' is a genus of

fern A fern (Polypodiopsida or Polypodiophyta ) is a member of a group of vascular plants (plants with xylem and phloem) that reproduce via spores and have neither seeds nor flowers. The polypodiophytes include all living pteridophytes exce ...

s in the Cheilanthoideae subfamily of the

Pteridaceae Pteridaceae is a family of ferns in the order Polypodiales, including some 1150 known species in ca 45 genera (depending on taxonomic opinions), divided over five subfamilies. The family includes four groups of genera that are sometimes recogni ...

. As with some other genera of the Cheilanthoideae, molecular phylogenetic studies have suggested that it is not monophyletic, and so may need to be

circumscribed In geometry, the circumscribed circle or circumcircle of a polygon is a circle that passes through all the vertices of the polygon. The center of this circle is called the circumcenter and its radius is called the circumradius. Not every polyg ...

differently in future.

Taxonomy

''Aleuritopteris'' is one of a number of genera split off from '' Cheilanthes'' in some approaches, including the

Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group The Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group, or PPG, is an informal international group of systematic botanists who collaborate to establish a consensus on the classification of pteridophytes ( lycophytes and ferns) that reflects knowledge about plant relatio ...

classification of 2016 (PPG I), in which the genus has about 40 species. , Plants of the World Online includes ''Aleuritopteris'' within '' Hermionitis'', a much smaller Cheilanthoideae genus in PPG I. ''Allosorus'' was recognized as a separate genus in PPG I, but was included in ''Aleuritopteris'' by the ''Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World'' on the grounds that it was wrongly lectotypified.

Species

, the ''Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World'' recognized the following species and hybrids: *'' Aleuritopteris agetae'' Saiki *'' Aleuritopteris albofusca'' (Baker) Pic. Serm. *'' Aleuritopteris albomarginata'' (C.B.Clarke) Ching *'' Aleuritopteris anceps'' (Blanf.) Panigrahi *'' Aleuritopteris argentea'' (S.G.Gmel.) Fée *''

Aleuritopteris aurantiaca ''Aleuritopteris'' is a genus of ferns in the Cheilanthoideae subfamily of the Pteridaceae. As with some other genera of the Cheilanthoideae, molecular phylogenetic studies have suggested that it is not monophyletic, and so may need to be circ ...

'' (Cav.) Ching *'' Aleuritopteris belensis'' (Weath. ex Copel.) H.Schneid. *'' Aleuritopteris bicolor'' (Roxb.) Fraser-Jenk. *'' Aleuritopteris bullosa'' (Kunze) Ching *'' Aleuritopteris chrysophylla'' (Hook.) Ching * ''Aleuritopteris'' × ''confundans'' Fraser-Jenk. *''

Aleuritopteris dealbata ''Aleuritopteris'' is a genus of ferns in the Cheilanthoideae subfamily of the Pteridaceae. As with some other genera of the Cheilanthoideae, molecular phylogenetic studies have suggested that it is not monophyletic, and so may need to be circ ...

'' (C.Presl) Fée *''

Aleuritopteris dubia ''Aleuritopteris'' is a genus of ferns in the Cheilanthoideae subfamily of the Pteridaceae. As with some other genera of the Cheilanthoideae, molecular phylogenetic studies have suggested that it is not monophyletic, and so may need to be circ ...

'' (Hope) Ching *''

Aleuritopteris duclouxii ''Aleuritopteris'' is a genus of ferns in the Cheilanthoideae subfamily of the Pteridaceae. As with some other genera of the Cheilanthoideae, molecular phylogenetic studies have suggested that it is not monophyletic, and so may need to be circ ...

'' (Christ) Ching *''

Aleuritopteris duthiei ''Aleuritopteris'' is a genus of ferns in the Cheilanthoideae subfamily of the Pteridaceae. As with some other genera of the Cheilanthoideae, molecular phylogenetic studies have suggested that it is not monophyletic, and so may need to be circ ...

'' (Baker) Ching *''

Aleuritopteris ebenipes ''Aleuritopteris'' is a genus of ferns in the Cheilanthoideae subfamily of the Pteridaceae. As with some other genera of the Cheilanthoideae, molecular phylogenetic studies have suggested that it is not monophyletic, and so may need to be circ ...

'' X.C.Zhang *''

Aleuritopteris farinosa ''Aleuritopteris'' is a genus of ferns in the Cheilanthoideae subfamily of the Pteridaceae. As with some other genera of the Cheilanthoideae, molecular phylogenetic studies have suggested that it is not monophyletic, and so may need to be circ ...

'' (Forsk.) Fée *''

Aleuritopteris formosana ''Aleuritopteris'' is a genus of ferns in the Cheilanthoideae subfamily of the Pteridaceae. As with some other genera of the Cheilanthoideae, molecular phylogenetic studies have suggested that it is not monophyletic, and so may need to be circ ...

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q4716537 Fern genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa named by Antoine Laurent Apollinaire Fée