''Parapolystichum'' 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 family

Dryopteridaceae The Dryopteridaceae are a family of leptosporangiate ferns in the order Polypodiales. They are known colloquially as the wood ferns. In the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I), the family is placed in the suborder ...

, subfamily

Elaphoglossoideae Elaphoglossoideae is a subfamily of the fern family Dryopteridaceae The Dryopteridaceae are a family of leptosporangiate ferns in the order Polypodiales. They are known colloquially as the wood ferns. In the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group clas ...

, in 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). The genus is mainly native to the tropics, although its range extends to southeastern Australia.

Taxonomy

The taxon was first described as the section ''Parapolystichum'' of 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. Th ...

'' by Keyserling in 1873. It was raised to the rank of genus by Ching in 1940.

Species

, the ''Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World'' recognized the following species: *'' Parapolystichum acuminatum'' (Houlston) Labiak, Sundue & R.C.Moran *'' Parapolystichum acutum'' (Kuntze) Labiak, Sundue & R.C.Moran *'' Parapolystichum barterianum'' (Hook.) Rouhan *'' Parapolystichum boivinii'' (Baker) Rouhan *'' Parapolystichum calanthum'' (Endl.) J.J.S.Gardner & Nagalingum *'' Parapolystichum confine'' (C.Chr.) Labiak, Sundue & R.C.Moran *'' Parapolystichum coriaceosquamatum'' (Rakotondr.) Rouhan *'' Parapolystichum currorii'' (Mett. ex Kuhn) Rouhan *'' Parapolystichum effusum'' (Sw.) Ching *'' Parapolystichum excultum'' (Mett.) Labiak, Sundue & R.C.Moran *'' Parapolystichum fideleae'' (Rakotondr.) Rouhan *'' Parapolystichum glabellum'' (A.Cunn.) Labiak, Sundue & R.C.Moran *'' Parapolystichum grayi'' (D.L.Jones) J.J.S.Gardner & Nagalingum *'' Parapolystichum hornei'' (Baker) Rouhan *'' Parapolystichum kermadecense'' (Perrie & Brownsey) Perrie & L.D.Sheph. *'' Parapolystichum manongarivense'' (Rakotondr.) Rouhan *'' Parapolystichum microsorum'' (Endl.) Labiak, Sundue & R.C.Moran *'' Parapolystichum munitum'' (Mett.) Labiak, Sundue & R.C.Moran *'' Parapolystichum nigritianum'' (Baker) Rouhan *'' Parapolystichum novoguineense'' (Holttum) Sundue & Testo *'' Parapolystichum pacificum'' (Tindale) J.J.S.Gardner & Nagalingum *'' Parapolystichum perrierianum'' (C.Chr.) Rouhan *'' Parapolystichum pseudoperrierianum'' (Tardieu) Rouhan *'' Parapolystichum rufescens'' (Blume) Labiak, Sundue & R.C.Moran *'' Parapolystichum smithianum'' (Tindale) Labiak, Sundue & R.C.Moran *'' Parapolystichum subsimile'' (Hook.) Rouhan *'' Parapolystichum tinarooense'' (Tindale) Labiak, Sundue & R.C.Moran *'' Parapolystichum villosissimum'' C.Sánchez & Labiak *'' Parapolystichum vogelii'' (Hook.) Rouhan *'' Parapolystichum windsorense'' (D.L.Jones & B.Gray) Labiak, Sundue & R.C.Moran

References

Dryopteridaceae Fern genera {{Dryopteridaceae-stub