''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, subfamily Elaphoglossoideae, in the

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classification of 2016 (PPG I). The genus is native to

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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''. , ''

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'' also recognized the genus, but with a wider circumscription that included '' Arthrobotrya''.

Species

, the ''Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World'' recognized the following species: *'' Teratophyllum aculeatum'' (Blume) Mett. ex Kuhn *'' Teratophyllum arthropteroides'' (Christ) Holttum *'' Teratophyllum clemensiae'' Holttum *'' Teratophyllum gracile'' (Blume) Holttum *'' Teratophyllum hainanense'' S.Y.Dong & X.C.Zhang *'' Teratophyllum koordersii'' Holttum *'' Teratophyllum leptocarpum'' (Fée) Holttum *'' Teratophyllum ludens'' (Fée) Holttum *'' Teratophyllum luzonicum'' Holttum *'' Teratophyllum rotundifoliatum'' (R.Bonap.) Holttum

References

Dryopteridaceae Fern genera {{Dryopteridaceae-stub