''Aleuritopteris'' is a genus of

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s in the

Cheilanthoideae Cheilanthoideae is one of the five subfamilies of the fern family Pteridaceae. The subfamily is understood to be monophyletic, but some of the genera as currently defined are not. Most species are xeric-adapted, and the subfamily is most diverse ...

subfamily of the

Pteridaceae Pteridaceae is a family of ferns in the order Polypodiales, including some 1150 known species in ca 45 genera (depending on taxonomic opinions), divided over five subfamilies. The family includes four groups of genera that are sometimes recogni ...

. As with some other genera of the Cheilanthoideae,

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studies have suggested that it is not

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, and so may need to be

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differently in future.

Taxonomy

''Aleuritopteris'' is one of a number of genera split off from '' Cheilanthes'' in some approaches, including the

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classification of 2016 (PPG I), in which the genus has about 40 species. ,

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includes ''Aleuritopteris'' within '' Hermionitis'', a much smaller Cheilanthoideae genus in PPG I. ''Allosorus'' was recognized as a separate genus in PPG I, but was included in ''Aleuritopteris'' by the ''Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World'' on the grounds that it was wrongly lectotypified.

Species

, the ''Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World'' recognized the following species and hybrids: *'' Aleuritopteris agetae'' Saiki *'' Aleuritopteris albofusca'' (Baker) Pic. Serm. *'' Aleuritopteris albomarginata'' (C.B.Clarke) Ching *'' Aleuritopteris anceps'' (Blanf.) Panigrahi *'' Aleuritopteris argentea'' (S.G.Gmel.) Fée *''

Aleuritopteris aurantiaca ''Aleuritopteris'' is a genus of ferns in the Cheilanthoideae subfamily of the Pteridaceae. As with some other genera of the Cheilanthoideae, molecular phylogenetic studies have suggested that it is not monophyletic, and so may need to be circums ...

'' (Cav.) Ching *'' Aleuritopteris belensis'' (Weath. ex Copel.) H.Schneid. *'' Aleuritopteris bicolor'' (Roxb.) Fraser-Jenk. *'' Aleuritopteris bullosa'' (Kunze) Ching *'' Aleuritopteris chrysophylla'' (Hook.) Ching * ''Aleuritopteris'' × ''confundans'' Fraser-Jenk. *''

Aleuritopteris dealbata ''Aleuritopteris'' is a genus of ferns in the Cheilanthoideae subfamily of the Pteridaceae. As with some other genera of the Cheilanthoideae, molecular phylogenetic studies have suggested that it is not monophyletic, and so may need to be circums ...

'' (C.Presl) Fée *''

Aleuritopteris dubia ''Aleuritopteris'' is a genus of ferns in the Cheilanthoideae subfamily of the Pteridaceae. As with some other genera of the Cheilanthoideae, molecular phylogenetic studies have suggested that it is not monophyletic, and so may need to be circums ...

'' (Hope) Ching *''

Aleuritopteris duclouxii ''Aleuritopteris'' is a genus of ferns in the Cheilanthoideae subfamily of the Pteridaceae. As with some other genera of the Cheilanthoideae, molecular phylogenetic studies have suggested that it is not monophyletic, and so may need to be circums ...

'' (Christ) Ching *''

Aleuritopteris duthiei ''Aleuritopteris'' is a genus of ferns in the Cheilanthoideae subfamily of the Pteridaceae. As with some other genera of the Cheilanthoideae, molecular phylogenetic studies have suggested that it is not monophyletic, and so may need to be circums ...

'' (Baker) Ching *''

Aleuritopteris ebenipes ''Aleuritopteris'' is a genus of ferns in the Cheilanthoideae subfamily of the Pteridaceae. As with some other genera of the Cheilanthoideae, molecular phylogenetic studies have suggested that it is not monophyletic, and so may need to be circums ...

'' X.C.Zhang *''

Aleuritopteris farinosa ''Aleuritopteris'' is a genus of ferns in the Cheilanthoideae subfamily of the Pteridaceae. As with some other genera of the Cheilanthoideae, molecular phylogenetic studies have suggested that it is not monophyletic, and so may need to be circums ...

'' (Forsk.) Fée *''

Aleuritopteris formosana ''Aleuritopteris'' is a genus of ferns in the Cheilanthoideae subfamily of the Pteridaceae. As with some other genera of the Cheilanthoideae, molecular phylogenetic studies have suggested that it is not monophyletic, and so may need to be circums ...

'' (Hayata) Tagawa * ''Aleuritopteris'' × ''fraser-jenkinsii'' (Thapa) Fraser-Jenk. & Khullar * ''Aleuritopteris'' × ''gardneri'' Fraser-Jenk. * ''Aleuritopteris'' × ''godavariensis'' Fraser-Jenk. & Khullar *'' Aleuritopteris gongshanensis'' G.M.Zhang *'' Aleuritopteris grevilleoides'' (Christ) G.M.Zhang & X.C.Zhang *'' Aleuritopteris grisea'' (Blanf.) Panigrahi * ''Aleuritopteris'' × ''hamiltonii'' Fraser-Jenk. * ''Aleuritopteris'' × ''khasiana'' Fraser-Jenk. *'' Aleuritopteris krameri'' (Franch. & Sav.) Ching *'' Aleuritopteris leptolepis'' (Fraser-Jenk.) Fraser-Jenk. * ''Aleuritopteris'' × ''nepalensis'' Fraser-Jenk. *'' Aleuritopteris niphobola'' (C.Chr.) Ching * ''Aleuritopteris'' × ''pangteyi'' Fraser-Jenk. & E.Wollenw. *''

Aleuritopteris papuana ''Aleuritopteris'' is a genus of ferns in the Cheilanthoideae subfamily of the Pteridaceae. As with some other genera of the Cheilanthoideae, molecular phylogenetic studies have suggested that it is not monophyletic, and so may need to be circums ...

'' (C.Chr.) H.Schneid. *'' Aleuritopteris parishii'' Fraser-Jenk. *'' Aleuritopteris pygmaea'' Ching *'' Aleuritopteris rosulata'' (C.Chr.) Ching *'' Aleuritopteris rouxii'' Fraser-Jenk. & E.Wollenw. *'' Aleuritopteris rufa'' (D.Don) Ching *'' Aleuritopteris scioana'' (Chiov.) Fraser-Jenk. & Dulawat *'' Aleuritopteris siamensis'' S.K.Wu *'' Aleuritopteris sichouensis'' Ching & S.K.Wu *'' Aleuritopteris speciosa'' Ching & S.K.Wu *'' Aleuritopteris squamosa'' (Hope & Wright) Ching *'' Aleuritopteris stenochlamys'' Ching *'' Aleuritopteris subargentea'' Ching ex S.K.Wu *'' Aleuritopteris subdimorpha'' (C.B.Clarke & Baker) Fraser-Jenk. *'' Aleuritopteris tamburii'' (Hook.) Ching * ''Aleuritopteris'' × ''unicolor'' Fraser-Jenk. & Khullar *'' Aleuritopteris veitchii'' (Christ) Ching * ''Aleuritopteris'' × ''vermae'' (Fraser-Jenk. & Viane) Fraser-Jenk. & Khullar * ''Aleuritopteris'' × ''wallichiana'' Fraser-Jenk. *'' Aleuritopteris welwitschii'' (Hook. ex Baker) Ching *'' Aleuritopteris wollenweberi'' Fraser-Jenk. *'' Aleuritopteris yalungensis'' H.S.Kung

References

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