Elaphoglossoideae is a subfamily of the
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 ...
family
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 ...
. It has previously been regarded as the family Elaphoglossaceae.
[ As circumscribed by 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 relation ...
in their 2016 classification (PPG I), the subfamily excludes the Polybotryoideae
Polybotryoideae is a subfamily of the fern family Dryopteridaceae.
Genera
The Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I) accepts the following genera:
* '' Cyclodium'' C.Presl
* ''Maxonia
''Maxonia'' is a genus of ferns in ...
, which are kept separate.[ It can be divided into three clades: the bolbitidoid ferns ('']Arthrobotrya
''Arthrobotrya'' is a genus of ferns in the family Dryopteridaceae, subfamily Elaphoglossoideae, in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). The genus is native to Australia and New Zealand.
Taxonomy
''Arthrobotrya'' w ...
'', ''Bolbitis
''Bolbitis'' is a genus of ferns in the family Dryopteridaceae, subfamily Elaphoglossoideae, in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I).
Two particular members of the genus are often grown as immersed water plants in aqu ...
'', '' Elaphoglossum'', ''Lomagramma
''Lomagramma'' is a genus of ferns in the family Dryopteridaceae, subfamily Elaphoglossoideae, in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I).
Taxonomy
''Lomagramma'' was first described by John Smith in 1841. The genus is ...
'', ''Mickelia
''Mickelia'' is a genus of ferns in the family Dryopteridaceae, subfamily Elaphoglossoideae, in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). It is one of the six genera of bolbitidoid ferns and is sister to the very large g ...
'', ''Teratophyllum
''Teratophyllum'' is a genus of ferns in the family Dryopteridaceae, subfamily Elaphoglossoideae, in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). The genus is native to Malesia.
Taxonomy
''Teratophyllum'' was attributed to ...
''), genus ''Pleocnemia
''Pleocnemia'' is a genus of ferns in the family Dryopteridaceae, subfamily Elaphoglossoideae, in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group
The Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group, or PPG, is an informal international group of systematic botanists who collabora ...
'', sister clade to the bolbititoids, and the lastreopsid ferns (''Lastreopsis
''Lastreopsis'', known as shieldfern, is a genus of ferns in the family Dryopteridaceae, subfamily Elaphoglossoideae, in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group
The Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group, or PPG, is an informal international group of systematic ...
'', ''Megalastrum
''Megalastrum'' is a genus of ferns in the family Dryopteridaceae, subfamily Elaphoglossoideae, in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group
The Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group, or PPG, is an informal international group of systematic botanists who collabor ...
'', ''Parapolystichum
''Parapolystichum'' is a genus of ferns in the family Dryopteridaceae, subfamily Elaphoglossoideae, in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). The genus is mainly native to the tropics, although its range extends to south ...
'', '' Ruhmora''), sister to the combination of the first two clades.
References
Dryopteridaceae
Plant subfamilies
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