''Macrothelypteris'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

fern The ferns (Polypodiopsida or Polypodiophyta) are a group of vascular plants (plants with xylem and phloem) that reproduce via spores and have neither seeds nor flowers. They differ from mosses by being vascular, i.e., having specialized tissue ...

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 (PPG) is an informal international group of systematic botanists who collaborate to establish on the classification of pteridophytes ( lycophytes and ferns) that reflects knowledge about plant relationships discove ...

classification of 2016 (PPG I). The genus name means 'large ''

Thelypteris ''Thelypteris'' (maiden ferns) is a genus of ferns in the subfamily Thelypteridoideae, family Thelypteridaceae, order Polypodiales. Two radically different circumscriptions of the genus are in use . In the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classifi ...

'''.

Species

, the ''Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World'' and ''

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'' (POWO) listed the following species and one hybrid: *'' Macrothelypteris banaensis'' (Tardieu & C.Chr.) Christenh. *'' Macrothelypteris contingens'' Ching *'' Macrothelypteris multiseta'' (Baker) Ching *'' Macrothelypteris ogasawarensis'' (Nakai) Holttum *'' Macrothelypteris oligophlebia'' (Baker) Ching – treated as a synonym of ''Macrothelypteris torresiana'' in POWO *'' Macrothelypteris ornata'' (J.Sm.) Ching *'' Macrothelypteris polypodioides'' (Hook.) Holttum *'' Macrothelypteris rammelooi'' Pic.Serm. *'' Macrothelypteris setigera'' (Blume) Ching * ''Macrothelypteris'' × ''subviridifrons'' (Seriz.) Nakaike *'' Macrothelypteris sumatrana'' (Holttum) Pic.Serm. *''

Macrothelypteris torresiana ''Macrothelypteris torresiana'' is a species of fern which is native to tropical and subtropical Africa and Asia. It has been introduced into other areas, including large parts of North and South America. The species is assigned to different gen ...

'' (Gaudich.) Ching *'' Macrothelypteris viridifrons'' (Tagawa) Ching

References

Thelypteridaceae {{Polypodiales-stub