''Phegopteris'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
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
Thelypteridaceae
Thelypteridaceae is a family of about 900 species of ferns in the order Polypodiales. In the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I), it is placed in the suborder Aspleniineae. Alternatively, the family may be submerged in a ...
, subfamily Phegopteridoideae, 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).
[ They are known collectively as the beech ferns. Species are native to Asia, North America and Europe.][
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Taxonomy
''Phegopteris'' was first described in 1852 by Carl Borivoj Presl as an unranked taxon within the genus ''Polypodium
''Polypodium'' is a genus of ferns in the family Polypodiaceae, subfamily Polypodioideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). The genus is widely distributed throughout the world, with the highest ...
''. It was raised to the rank of genus by Antoine Fée in the same year.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) recognizes three genera in the subfamily Phegopteridoideae: '' Macrothelypteris'', ''Phegopteris'' and ''Pseudophegopteris''.[ , both the ''Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World'' and '' Plants of the World Online'' regarded ''Pseudophegopteris'' as a synonym of ''Phegopteris''.][
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Species
, the ''Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World'' accepted the following species:[
*'' Phegopteris andringitrensis'' (Rakotondr.) Christenh.
*'' Phegopteris aubertii'' (Desv.) Christenh.
*'' Phegopteris aurita'' (Hook.) J.Sm.
*'']Phegopteris connectilis
''Phegopteris connectilis'', commonly known as long beech fern, northern beech fern, and narrow beech fern, is a species of fern native to forests of the Northern Hemisphere.
Unlike its close relative, ''Phegopteris hexagonoptera'', which is ter ...
'' (Michx.) Watt
*'' Phegopteris cruciata'' (Willd.) Mett. ex Kuhn
*''Phegopteris cyclocarpa
''Phegopteris'' is a genus of ferns in the family Thelypteridaceae, subfamily Phegopteridoideae, in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). They are known collectively as the beech ferns. Species are native to Asia, Nort ...
'' (Holttum) Christenh.
*'' Phegopteris decursivepinnata'' (H.C.Hall) Fée
*'' Phegopteris dianae'' (Hook.) Christenh.
*'' Phegopteris henriquesii'' (Baker) Christenh.
*''Phegopteris heterolepis
''Phegopteris'' is a genus of ferns in the family Thelypteridaceae, subfamily Phegopteridoideae, in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). They are known collectively as the beech ferns. Species are native to Asia, Nort ...
'' Alderw.
*''Phegopteris hexagonoptera
''Phegopteris hexagonoptera'', commonly called the broad beech fern, is a common forest fern in the eastern United States and adjacent Ontario. It grows from a creeping rootstock, sending up individual fronds that more or less clump. Its native h ...
'' (Michx.) Fée
*''Phegopteris keraudreniana
''Phegopteris'' is a genus of ferns in the family Thelypteridaceae, subfamily Phegopteridoideae, in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). They are known collectively as the beech ferns. Species are native to Asia, Nort ...
'' (Gaudich.) Mann
*''Phegopteris kinabaluensis
''Phegopteris'' is a genus of ferns in the family Thelypteridaceae, subfamily Phegopteridoideae, in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). They are known collectively as the beech ferns. Species are native to Asia, Nort ...
'' (Holttum) Christenh.
*''Phegopteris koreana
''Phegopteris'' is a genus of ferns in the family Thelypteridaceae, subfamily Phegopteridoideae, in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). They are known collectively as the beech ferns. Species are native to Asia, Nort ...
'' B.Y.Sun & C.H.Kim
*''Phegopteris levingei
''Phegopteris'' is a genus of ferns in the family Thelypteridaceae, subfamily Phegopteridoideae, in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). They are known collectively as the beech ferns. Species are native to Asia, Nort ...
'' (C.B.Clarke) Tagawa
*''Phegopteris microstegia
''Phegopteris'' is a genus of ferns in the family Thelypteridaceae, subfamily Phegopteridoideae, in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). They are known collectively as the beech ferns. Species are native to Asia, Nort ...
'' (Hook.) Christenh.
*''Phegopteris paludosa
''Phegopteris'' is a genus of ferns in the family Thelypteridaceae, subfamily Phegopteridoideae, in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). They are known collectively as the beech ferns. Species are native to Asia, Nort ...
'' (Blume) J.Sm.
*''Phegopteris persimilis
''Phegopteris'' is a genus of ferns in the family Thelypteridaceae, subfamily Phegopteridoideae, in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). They are known collectively as the beech ferns. Species are native to Asia, Nort ...
'' (Baker) Christenh.
*''Phegopteris rectangularis
''Phegopteris'' is a genus of ferns in the family Thelypteridaceae, subfamily Phegopteridoideae, in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). They are known collectively as the beech ferns. Species are native to Asia, Nort ...
'' (Zoll.) Christenh.
*''Phegopteris subaurita
''Phegopteris'' is a genus of ferns in the family Thelypteridaceae, subfamily Phegopteridoideae, in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). They are known collectively as the beech ferns. Species are native to Asia, Nort ...
'' (Tagawa) Tagawa
*'' Phegopteris tenggerensis'' (Holttum) comb. ined.
'' Plants of the World Online'' listed further species which the ''Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World'' regards as synonyms:[
*''Phegopteris hirtirachis'' (C.Chr.) Christenh. = '']Phegopteris microstegia
''Phegopteris'' is a genus of ferns in the family Thelypteridaceae, subfamily Phegopteridoideae, in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). They are known collectively as the beech ferns. Species are native to Asia, Nort ...
'' ssp. ''hirtirachis''
*''Phegopteris fijiensis'' (K.U.Kramer & E.Zogg) Christenh. = ''Phegopteris paludosa
''Phegopteris'' is a genus of ferns in the family Thelypteridaceae, subfamily Phegopteridoideae, in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). They are known collectively as the beech ferns. Species are native to Asia, Nort ...
''
*''Phegopteris tibetana'' (Ching & S.K.Wu) Christenh. = '' Phegopteris aurita''
*''Phegopteris tibetica'' Ching = ''Phegopteris connectilis
''Phegopteris connectilis'', commonly known as long beech fern, northern beech fern, and narrow beech fern, is a species of fern native to forests of the Northern Hemisphere.
Unlike its close relative, ''Phegopteris hexagonoptera'', which is ter ...
''
*''Phegopteris yigongensis'' (Ching) Christenh. = '' Phegopteris levingei ''
*''Phegopteris zayuensis'' (Ching & S.K.Wu) Christenh. = '' Phegopteris aurita''
References
External links
* http://www.borealforest.org/ferns/fern16.htm
Thelypteridaceae
Fern genera
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