''Teratophyllum'' 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 except t ...
s in the 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 ...
, subfamily
Elaphoglossoideae
Elaphoglossoideae is a subfamily of the fern family Dryopteridaceae. It has previously been regarded as the family Elaphoglossaceae. As circumscribed by the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group in their 2016 classification (PPG I), the subfamily excludes ...
, 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 relation ...
classification of 2016 (PPG I).
[ The genus is native to ]Malesia
Malesia is a biogeographical region straddling the Equator and the boundaries of the Indomalayan and Australasian realms, and also a phytogeographical floristic region in the Paleotropical Kingdom. It has been given different definitions. The ...
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Taxonomy
''Teratophyllum'' was attributed to Georg Heinrich Mettenius
Georg Heinrich Mettenius (24 November 1823 – 18 August 1866) was a German botanist born in Frankfurt am Main. He was son-in-law to botanist Alexander Braun (1805–1877).
In 1845 he received his medical doctorate from the University of Heidelb ...
when it was first published by Friedrich Kuhn
Frederich "Fritz" Kuhn (24 October 1919 – 8 January 2005) was a West German bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s. He won a gold medal in the four-man event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo
Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is ...
in 1869.[ The genus is recognized in the PPG I classification, and by the ''Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World''.][ , '']Plants of the World Online
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'' also recognized the genus, but with a wider circumscription
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that included ''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 ...
''.[
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Species
, the ''Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World'' recognized the following species:[
*'']Teratophyllum aculeatum
''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 G ...
'' (Blume) Mett. ex Kuhn
*''Teratophyllum arthropteroides
''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 ...
'' (Christ) Holttum
*''Teratophyllum clemensiae
''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 ...
'' Holttum
*''Teratophyllum gracile
''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 ...
'' (Blume) Holttum
*''Teratophyllum hainanense
''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 ...
'' S.Y.Dong & X.C.Zhang
*''Teratophyllum koordersii
''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 ...
'' Holttum
*''Teratophyllum leptocarpum
''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 ...
'' (Fée) Holttum
*''Teratophyllum ludens
''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 ...
'' (Fée) Holttum
*''Teratophyllum luzonicum
''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 ...
'' Holttum
*''Teratophyllum rotundifoliatum
''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 ...
'' (R.Bonap.) Holttum
References
Dryopteridaceae
Fern genera
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