Oreopteris

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Polypodiales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Tracheophyta Divisio: Pteridophyta Classis: Polypodiopsida Ordo: Polypodiales

Familia: Thelypteridaceae
Subfamilia: Thelypteridoideae
Genus: Oreopteris
Species: O. elwesii – O. limbosperma – O. quelpartensis

Name

Oreopteris Holub, Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 4: 46 (1969).

• Type species: Oreopteris limbosperma (All.) Holub (= Polypodium limbospermum All.).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Lastrea Bory, Dict. Class d´Hist. Nat. 6: 588 (1824), nom. illeg. nom. superfl..
  • Nephrodium subg. Lastrea Hook., Sp. Fil. 4: 5, 84 (1862)
    • Thelypteris subg. Lastrea (Hook.) Alston, J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 48: 232 (1958)

References

Additional references

• Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group (PPG I) 2016. A community-derived classification for extant lycophytes and ferns. Journal of Systematics and Evolution 54(6): 563–603. DOI: 10.1111/jse.12229 Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2021. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. (Version 11.1 - December 2020). Oreopteris Accessed: 04 Jan 2021.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Oreopteris in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jan 06. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2021. Oreopteris. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 06 Jan 2021.

Vernacular names

English: Lemon-scented Fern

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