''Cyrtomium'' is a

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of about 35

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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 except t ...

s in the

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Dryopteridaceae The Dryopteridaceae are a Family (biology), family of leptosporangiate ferns in the Order (biology), order Polypodiales. They are known Common name, colloquially as the wood ferns. In the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG&n ...

, subfamily Dryopteridoideae, according to the

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classification of 2016 (PPG I). Species are

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to Asia, Africa (including Madagascar), and the Pacific Ocean islands (Hawaii). It is very closely related to the genus ''

Polystichum ''Polystichum'' is a genus of ferns in the family Dryopteridaceae, subfamily Dryopteridoideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). The genus has about 500 species and has a cosmopolitan distribution. The ...

'', with 2016 research suggesting it should be included in a clade sister to ''Polystichum'' s.s.

Species

, the ''Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World'' accepted the following species: *'' Cyrtomium aequibasis'' (C.Chr.) Ching *'' Cyrtomium anomophyllum'' (Zenker) Fraser-Jenk. *'' Cyrtomium atropunctatum'' Kurata *'' Cyrtomium caryotideum'' (Wall. ex Hook. & Grev.) C.Presl *'' Cyrtomium chingianum'' P.S.Wang *''

Cyrtomium confertifolium ''Cyrtomium'' is a genus of about 35 species of ferns in the family Dryopteridaceae, subfamily Dryopteridoideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). Species are native to Asia, Africa (including Madagasca ...

'' Ching & K.H.Shing *'' Cyrtomium conforme'' Ching *'' Cyrtomium devexiscapulae'' (Koidz.) Ching *'' Cyrtomium elongatum'' S.K.Wu & P.K.Lôc *'' Cyrtomium falcatum'' (L.f.) C.Presl (Japanese holly fern or holly fern) *'' Cyrtomium fortunei'' J.Sm. *'' Cyrtomium grossum'' Christ *'' Cyrtomium guizhouense'' H.S.Kung & P.S.Wang *'' Cyrtomium hemionitis'' Christ *'' Cyrtomium laetevirens'' (Hiyama) Nakaike *'' Cyrtomium latifalcatum'' S.K.Wu & Mitsuta *'' Cyrtomium lonchitoides'' (Christ) Christ *'' Cyrtomium luctuosum'' J.P.Roux *''

Cyrtomium macrophyllum ''Cyrtomium'' is a genus of about 35 species of ferns in the family Dryopteridaceae, subfamily Dryopteridoideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). Species are native to Asia, Africa (including Madagasca ...

'' (Makino) Tagawa *''

Cyrtomium membranifolium ''Cyrtomium'' is a genus of about 35 species of ferns in the family Dryopteridaceae, subfamily Dryopteridoideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). Species are native to Asia, Africa (including Madagasca ...

'' Ching & K.H.Shing ex H.S.Kung & P.S.Wang *''

Cyrtomium micropterum ''Cyrtomium'' is a genus of about 35 species of ferns in the family Dryopteridaceae, subfamily Dryopteridoideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). Species are native to Asia, Africa (including Madagasca ...

'' (Kunze) Ching *''

Cyrtomium nephrolepioides ''Cyrtomium'' is a genus of about 35 species of ferns in the family Dryopteridaceae, subfamily Dryopteridoideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). Species are native to Asia, Africa (including Madagasca ...

'' (Christ) Copel. *'' Cyrtomium obliquum'' Ching & K.H.Shing *'' Cyrtomium omeiense'' China & Shing *'' Cyrtomium pachyphyllum'' (Rosenst.) C.Chr. *'' Cyrtomium pseudocaryotideum'' J.P.Roux *'' Cyrtomium serratum'' Ching & K.H.Shing *'' Cyrtomium shingianum'' H.S.Kung & P.S.Wang *'' Cyrtomium sinningense'' Ching & K.H.Shing *'' Cyrtomium taiwanianum'' Tagawa *'' Cyrtomium takusicola'' Tagawa *'' Cyrtomium tsinglingense'' Ching & K.H.Shing *'' Cyrtomium urophyllum'' Ching *'' Cyrtomium yamamotoi'' Tagawa *'' Cyrtomium yunnanense'' Ching

References

External links

* * Little D. P. & Barrington, D. S
Abstract: Relationships of ''Cyrtomium'' and ''Polystichum''

(includes synonyms)

Dryopteridaceae Fern genera {{Dryopteridaceae-stub