''Microsorum'' is a

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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 family

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, subfamily

Microsoroideae Microsoroideae is a subfamily in the fern family Polypodiaceae in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). The subfamily is also treated as the tribe Microsoreae within a very broadly defined family Polypodiaceae ''se ...

, according to the

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classification of 2016 (PPG I). The species are tropical. Like most ferns, they grow from

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s, rather than roots. The genus name is often misspelled "Microsorium" or "Microsoreum". It includes some species that are lithophytic

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Taxonomy

The genus ''Phymatosorus'' is included in ''Microsorum'' in the

classification of 2016 (PPG I). , both the ''Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World'' and ''

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'' kept ''Phymatosorus'' separate. A 2019

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study of the subfamily Microsoroideae did not distinguish ''Phymatosorus'' from ''Microsorum'', and suggested that the genus as there

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was sister to '' Leptochilus'', together forming one of the three main

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s in the subfamily:

Species

, the ''Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World'' recognized the following species, either in ''Microsorum'' or in ''Phymatosorus'' with a synonym in ''Microsorum'' (marked " in the list). *'' Microsorum aichmophyllum'' (Alston) Fraser-Jenk. *'' Microsorum alatum'' (Brack.) Copel. *''

Microsorum aurantiacum ''Microsorum'' is a genus of ferns in the family Polypodiaceae, subfamily Microsoroideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). The species are tropical. Like most ferns, they grow from rhizomes, rath ...

'' Noot. *'' Microsorum australiense'' (Bailey) Bostock *'' Microsorum baithoense'' V.N.Tu *'' Microsorum biseriatum'' (Bosman) Noot. *''

Microsorum cinctum ''Microsorum'' is a genus of ferns in the family Polypodiaceae, subfamily Microsoroideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). The species are tropical. Like most ferns, they grow from rhizomes, rat ...

'' Bosman *''

Microsorum commutatum ''Microsorum'' is a genus of ferns in the family Polypodiaceae, subfamily Microsoroideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). The species are tropical. Like most ferns, they grow from rhizomes, rat ...

'' (Blume) Copel. *''

Microsorum congregatifolium ''Microsorum'' is a genus of ferns in the family Polypodiaceae, subfamily Microsoroideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). The species are tropical. Like most ferns, they grow from rhizomes, rath ...

'' (Alderw.) Holttum *''

Microsorum cromwellii ''Microsorum'' is a genus of ferns in the family Polypodiaceae, subfamily Microsoroideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). The species are tropical. Like most ferns, they grow from rhizomes, rath ...

'' (Rosenst.) Copel. *''

Microsorum cuspidatum ''Microsorum'' is a genus of ferns in the family Polypodiaceae, subfamily Microsoroideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). The species are tropical. Like most ferns, they grow from rhizomes, rath ...

'' (D. Don) Tagawa *''

Microsorum egregium ''Microsorum'' is a genus of ferns in the family Polypodiaceae, subfamily Microsoroideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). The species are tropical. Like most ferns, they grow from rhizomes, rath ...

'' (Brause) Bosman *''

Microsorum glossophyllum ''Microsorum'' is a genus of ferns in the family Polypodiaceae, subfamily Microsoroideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). The species are tropical. Like most ferns, they grow from rhizomes, rath ...

'' (Copel.) Copel. *''

Microsorum griseorhizoma ''Microsorum'' is a genus of ferns in the family Polypodiaceae, subfamily Microsoroideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). The species are tropical. Like most ferns, they grow from rhizomes, rath ...

'' Gilli *''

Microsorum grossum ''Microsorum'' is a genus of ferns in the family Polypodiaceae, subfamily Microsoroideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). The species are tropical. Like most ferns, they grow from rhizomes, rath ...

'' (Langsd. & Fisch.) S. B. Andrews *''

Microsorum hainanense ''Microsorum'' is a genus of ferns in the family Polypodiaceae, subfamily Microsoroideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). The species are tropical. Like most ferns, they grow from rhizomes, rath ...

'' Noot. *''

Microsorum heterocarpum ''Microsorum'' is a genus of ferns in the family Polypodiaceae, subfamily Microsoroideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). The species are tropical. Like most ferns, they grow from rhizomes, rath ...

'' (Blume) Ching *'' Microsorum heterolobum'' (C.Chr.) Copel. *'' Microsorum krayanense'' M.Kato, Darnaedi & K.Iwats. *'' Microsorum longissimum'' J.Sm. ex Fée *'' Microsorum maximum'' (Brack.) Copel. *''

Microsorum membranifolium ''Microsorum'' is a genus of ferns in the family Polypodiaceae, subfamily Microsoroideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). The species are tropical. Like most ferns, they grow from rhizomes, rat ...

'' (R. Br.) Ching *'' Microsorum monstrosum'' (Copel.) Copel. *'' Microsorum musifolium'' (Blume) Copel. *'' Microsorum papuanum'' (Baker) Parris *'' Microsorum parksii'' (Copel.) Copel. *''

Microsorum pentaphyllum ''Microsorum'' is a genus of ferns in the family Polypodiaceae, subfamily Microsoroideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). The species are tropical. Like most ferns, they grow from rhizomes, rat ...

'' (Baker) Copel. *'' Microsorum piliferum'' V.N.Tu *'' Microsorum pitcairnense'' Copel. *''

Microsorum punctatum ''Microsorum punctatum'' is a fern from the subfamily Microsoroideae commonly called the fishtail fern. It has been used in traditional medicine. Description Like other members of subfamily Microsoroideae, this species is a facultative epiphyt ...

'' (L.) Copel. *'' Microsorum rampans'' (Baker) Parris *'' Microsorum rubidum'' (Kunze) Copel. *'' Microsorum samarense'' (J.Sm.) Bosman *'' Microsorum sarawakense'' (Baker) Holttum *''

Microsorum scolopendria ''Microsorum scolopendria'', synonym ''Phymatosorus scolopendria'', commonly called monarch fern, musk fern, maile-scented fern, breadfruit fern, or wart fern is a species of fern within the family Polypodiaceae. This fern grows in the wild in ...

'' (Burm. fil.) Copel. *'' Microsorum siamense'' Boonkerd *'' Microsorum sibomense'' (Rosenst.) Copel. *'' Microsorum sopuense'' Bosman *''

Microsorum spectrum ''Microsorum'' is a genus of ferns in the family Polypodiaceae, subfamily Microsoroideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). The species are tropical. Like most ferns, they grow from rhizomes, rath ...

'' (Kaulf.) Copel. *'' Microsorum steerei'' (Harr.) Ching *'' Microsorum submarginale'' M.Kato, Darnaedi & K.Iwats. *''

Microsorum thailandicum ''Microsorum'' is a genus of ferns in the family Polypodiaceae, subfamily Microsoroideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). The species are tropical. Like most ferns, they grow from rhizomes, rat ...

'' Boonkerd & Noot. * ''Microsorum'' × ''tohieaense'' J.H.Nitta *'' Microsorum whiteheadii'' A.R.Sm. & Hoshiz. Species placed elsewhere by the ''Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World'' include: *''Microsorum lastii'' (Baker) Tardieu = ''

Bosmania lastii ''Bosmania'' is a genus of ferns in the family Polypodiaceae, subfamily Microsoroideae, erected in 2019. , the genus was not accepted by some sources. Description ''Bosmania'' species are terrestrial plants, lithophytes or epiphytes. They grow f ...

'' *''Microsorum latilobatum'' Hennipman & Hett. = ''

Dendroconche latilobata ''Dendroconche'' is a genus of ferns in the family Polypodiaceae, subfamily Microsoroideae, erected in 2019. , the genus was not accepted by some sources. Description Species of ''Dendroconche'' are usually partially epiphytic. They grow from ...

'' *''Microsorum leandrianum'' Tardieu = ''

Bosmania leandriana ''Bosmania'' is a genus of ferns in the family Polypodiaceae, subfamily Microsoroideae, erected in 2019. , the genus was not accepted by some sources. Description ''Bosmania'' species are terrestrial plants, lithophytes or epiphytes. They grow ...

'' *''Microsorum linguiforme'' Copel. = ''

Dendroconche linguiforme ''Dendroconche'' is a genus of ferns in the family Polypodiaceae, subfamily Microsoroideae, erected in 2019. , the genus was not accepted by some sources. Description Species of ''Dendroconche'' are usually partially epiphytic. They grow from ...

'' *''Microsorum membranaceum'' (D.Don) Ching = ''

Bosmania membranacea ''Bosmania membranacea'' is a species of fern in the family Polypodiaceae, subfamily Microsoroideae. It is native to tropical and subtropical Asia, from India to Japan and south to Sulawesi. Taxonomy ''Bosmania membranacea'' was first described ...

'' *''Microsorum pappei'' (Mett.) Tardieu = '' Neolepisorus pappei'' *''Microsorum varians'' (Mett.) Hennipman & Hett. = ''

Dendroconche varians ''Dendroconche'' is a genus of ferns in the family Polypodiaceae, subfamily Microsoroideae, erected in 2019. , the genus was not accepted by some sources. Description Species of ''Dendroconche'' are usually partially epiphytic. They grow from l ...

'' *''Microsorum zippelii'' Ching = '' Neolepisorus zippelii''

References

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