World Ferns Taxonomy

The World Ferns v24.8 (August 2024) taxonomy at the genus level and higher is provided as a point of reference for curating PPG II (thanks to Michael Hassler).

Lycopodiales DC. ex Bercht. & J. Presl – Prir. Rostlin: 272 (1820)

= Lycopodiobiotina Doweld – Tent. Syst. Pl. Vasc.: ii (2001)
= Lycopodiidae Bek. – Kurs Bot. 1: 115 (1862)
= Lycopodiophyta D. H. Scott – Stud. Foss. Pl.: 13, 500, 501 (1900)
= Lycopodiophytina Tippo ex Reveal – Phytologia 79: 70 (1996)
= Lycopodiopsida Bartl. – Ord. Nat. Pl.: 14, 19 (1830)

Lycopodiaceae P.Beauv. ex Mirb. – Hist. Nat. Vég. [Lam. & Mirbel] 4: 293. 1802 [21 Nov 1802] , as ‘Lycopodia’

17 genera, ca. 470 spp. Phylogeny: Chen et al. (2021).
= Huperziaceae Rothm. – Feddes Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 66: 236, nom. nov. 1962
= Lycopodiellaceae Val.N.Tikhom. – Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 49: 149. 2018
= Phylloglossaceae Kunze – Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 1(42): 721. 1843 [20 Oct 1843]
= Urostachyaceae Rothm. – Feddes Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 54: 58. 1944

Huperzioideae W.H.Wagner & Beitel ex B.Øllg. – Nordic J. Bot. 33(2): 195. 2014 [21 Oct 2014] [epublished]

Huperzia Bernh. – J. Bot. (Schrader) 1800(2): 126. 1801 [Oct-Dec 1801]

Distribution: Probably only 25 spp. temperate, alpine and arctic, tropical Asian mountains. Many remaining species still need transfer into other split genera.
= Plananthus P.Beauv. ex Mirb. – Hist. Nat. Vég. [Lam. & Mirbel] 3: 476; 4: 310. 1802 [21 Nov 1802]
= Selago Boehm. – Ludwig, Def. Gen. Pl., ed. Boehmer 484 (1760) (non L. 1753, nec Browne 1756, nec Hill (1757) nom. illeg.)
= Selago Hill – Brit. Herb. 533 (1757) (non L. 1753, nec Browne 1756, nom. inval.)
= Selago Schur – Enum. pl. Transsilv. 825. 1866 (non L. 1753, nec Browne 1756, nec Hill (1757))
= Urostachys (Herter) Herter – Beih. Bot. Centralbl., Abt. 2. 39: 249. 1922

Phlegmariurus (Herter) Holub – Preslia 36(1): 17, 21. 1964 [ante 12 Mar 1964]

Distribution: Worldwide tropical. There is a clear distinction between a neotropical clade and an Old World clade but this is not sufficient to split two genera (Chen et al. 2021).

Phylloglossum Kunze – Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 1 1843 [20 Oct 1843]

Distribution: Australia, New Zealand

Lycopodiastroideae Li Bing Zhang & X.M.Zhou – Indian Fern J. 38(1-2): 134. 2021 [Dec 2021]

Lycopodiastrum Holub ex R.D.Dixit – J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 77(3): 540. 1981 [1980 publ. 1981]

Distribution: Trop. Asia, S-China

Lycopodielloideae W.H.Wagner & Beitel ex B.Øllg. – Nordic J. Bot. 33(2): 195. 2014 [21 Oct 2014] [epublished]

Brownseya Li Bing Zhang, L.D.Sheph., D.K.Chen, X.M.Zhou & H.He – Taxon 71(1): 41. 2022 [2022 publ. 6 Nov 2021] [epublished]

Distribution: Australia, Papuasia, New Zealand, New Caledonia

Lateristachys Holub – Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 18(4): 440. 1983

Distribution: Philippines, Australia, New Zealand

Lycopodiella Holub – Preslia 36: 20, (22). 1964 [Mar 1964]

Distribution: Holarctic and tropical America

Palhinhaea Franco & Vasc. – Bol. Soc. Brot. Ser. 2, 41: 24. 1967

Distribution: Tropics and subtropics. Rank and status somewhat questionable, might also be treated as subgenus of Lycopodiella.
= Lepidotis P.Beauv. ex Mirb. – Hist. Nat. Vég. [Lam. & Mirbel] 3: 477; 4: 311. 1802 [21 Nov 1802]

Pseudolycopodiella Holub – Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 18(4): 441. 1983 [12 Dec 1983]

Distribution: Widely scattered worldwide. Rank and status somewhat questionable, might also be treated as subgenus of Lycopodiella.

Lycopodioideae Eaton – Man. Bot. (A. Eaton), ed. 6. 2: 81. 1833 [22 May-3 Jun 1833] , as ‘suborder Lycopodiaceae’

= Lycopodieae Duby – Bot. Gall. 1: 543 (1828)

Austrolycopodium Holub – Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 26(1): 91. 1991

Distribution: Temperate southern hemisphere, mostly circumantarctic, 1 to tropical Africa

Dendrolycopodium A.Haines – Fam. Huperziac. Lycopodiac. New England 84. 2003 [Feb 2003]

Distribution: North America, E-Asia. Frequently re-included in Lycopodium s. lat. but accepted by PPG-I

Diphasiastrum Holub – Preslia 47: 104. 1975

Distribution: Temperate northern hemisphere, 1 South Africa and Madagascar, 2 to tropical America

Diphasium C.Presl ex Rothm. – Feddes Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 54: 64. 1944

Distribution: Gondwanan. Frequently re-included in Diphasiastrum s. lat. but accepted by PPG-I

Lycopodium L. – Sp. Pl. 2: 1100. 1753 [1 May 1753]

Distribution: Mainly temperate and subarctic regions
= Clopodium Raf. – Anal. nat. 205 (1815) (nom. inval.)
= Oxynemum Raf. – Amer. Monthly Mag. & Crit. Rev. 2: 44 (1817)

Pseudodiphasium Holub – Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 18(4): 440. 1983

Distribution: Trop. Asia, Australia, New Zealand. Frequently re-included in Lycopodium s. lat. but accepted by PPG-I

Pseudolycopodium Holub – Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 18(4): 441. 1983

Distribution: Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia. Frequently re-included in Lycopodium s. lat. but accepted by PPG-I

Spinulum A.Haines – Fam. Huperziac. Lycopodiac. New England 85. 2003 [Feb 2003]

Distribution: Holarctic.

Isoetales Prantl – Lehrb. Bot.: 116 (1874)

= Isoeteae Barlinge – Ord. Nat. Plant. 16 (1830)
= Isoetariae Koidz. – Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 7: 11 (1938)
= Isoetidae Reveal – Phytologia 79: 70 (1996)
= Isoetophyta Doweld – Tent. Syst. Pl. Vasc.: iii (2001)
= Isoetophytina Doweld – Tent. Syst. Pl. Vasc.: iii (2001)
= Isoetopsida Rolle – Encykl. Naturwiss. 2: 264 (1885)

Isoetaceae Dumort. – Anal. Fam. Pl. : 67. 1829

1 genus, ca. 190 spp.
= Bothriaceae Dulac – Fl. Dépt. Hautes-Pyrenees 38 (1867)
= Isoetoideae A. Gray – Bot. Text, ed. 5: 502 (1858)
= Isoetineae Engl. – Syllabus, ed. 2: 65 (1898)

Isoetes Weigel – Observ. Bot. (Weigel) 36, t. 2. f. 7. 1772

Distribution: Worldwide. Many undescribed species remain (for China see Gu et al. 2023). Latest checklist: Troia et al. (2016). Taxonomy especially in North America and in the Mediterranean is quite disputed.
= Calamaria Boehm. – Def. Gen. Pl., ed. 3. 500. 1760
= Cephaloceraton Gennari – Comment. Soc. Crittog. Ital. 1: 111. 1862
= Isoetella Gennari – Comment. Soc. Crittog. Ital. 1: 114. 1862
= Sivetes Raf. – Med. Repos. 11. 5: 358 (1808)
= Stylites Amstutz – Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 44: 121. 1957 [22 Mar 1957]
= Subularia Forssk. – Fl. Aegypt.-Arab. 117 (1775). [1 Oct 1775]

Selaginellales Prantl – Lehrb. Bot.: 116 (1874)

= Heterosporeae Prantl – Lehrb. Bot., 116 (1874)
= Selaginelleae Willk. – Anleit. Stud. Bot. 2: 163 (1854)
= Heterosporae Asch. – Syn. 1: 149 (1896)
= Selagines Batsch – Syn. Univ. Anal. Gen. Plant., 381 (1794)
= Selaginellidae Knobl. – J. E. B. Warming, Handb. Syst. Bot. (ed. E. F. Knoblauch): 157 (1890)
= Selaginellidae Pic. Serm. – Pteridophyta, Vistas in Botany 456 (1961) (Subclass)
= Selaginellineae Engl. – Syllabus Pfl., 2. Aufl.: 64 (1898)
= Selaginellophytina Doweld – Tent. Syst. Pl. Vasc.: iv (2001)
= Selaginellopsida A. B. Frank – J. Leunis, Syn. Pflanzenk., ed. 2, 3: 1238 (1874)

Selaginellaceae Willk. – Anleit. Stud. Bot. 2: 163. 1854 [Feb 1854]

1-19 genera depending on genus concept, ca. 750 spp. The family has recently been split extensively by X.-M. Zhou & Li-Bing Zhang (2023).

Boreoselaginelloideae Li Bing Zhang & X.M.Zhou – Pl. Diversity 45(6): 645. 2023 [20 Jul 2023] [epublished]

Boreoselaginella (Warb.) Li Bing Zhang & X.M.Zhou – Pl. Diversity 45(6): 646. 2023 [20 Jul 2023] [epublished]

Distribution: Himalayas to E-Asia and Siberia

Gymnogynoideae Li Bing Zhang & X.M.Zhou – Pl. Diversity 45(6): 646. 2023 [20 Jul 2023] [epublished]

Afroselaginella Li Bing Zhang & X.M.Zhou – Pl. Diversity 45(6): 648. 2023 [20 Jul 2023] [epublished]

Distribution: Tropical Africa

Bryodesma Soják – Preslia 64(2): 154. 1993 [1992 publ. 1993]

Distribution: Almost cosmopolitan, mostly in temperate areas, many in USA

Ericetorum (Jermy) Li Bing Zhang & X.M.Zhou – Pl. Diversity 45(6): 653. 2023 [20 Jul 2023] [epublished]

Distribution: Australia, Madagascar, South Africa (1), New Guinea (1)

Gymnogynum P.Beauv. – Mag. Encycl. 9(5): 480. 1804

Distribution: Mostly tropical America, 1 tropical Africa, 1 Asia

Lepidoselaginella Li Bing Zhang & X.M.Zhou – Pl. Diversity 45(6): 656. 2023 [20 Jul 2023] [epublished]

Distribution: SW-USA to Costa Rica, mostly Mexico

Megaloselaginella Li Bing Zhang & X.M.Zhou – Pl. Diversity 45(6): 656. 2023 [20 Jul 2023] [epublished]

Distribution: Tropical America, trop. Africa

Lycopodioidoideae Li Bing Zhang & X.M.Zhou – Pl. Diversity 45(6): 661. 2023 [20 Jul 2023] [epublished]

Didiclis P.Beauv. ex Mirb. – Hist. Nat. Vég. [Lam. & Mirbel] 3: 477. 1802 [21 Nov 1802] ; et in 4: 314

Distribution: Tropical Old World and Pacific, only 1 in Central America

Hypopterygiopsis Sakurai – Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 57: 255. 1943

Distribution: tropical Old World including Pacific, north to S-China

Lycopodioides Boehm. – Def. Gen. Pl. ed. Boehmer 485 (1760)

Distribution: Europe and temperate Asia, 1 in Java, 1 tropical Africa
= Lycopodioides Kuntze – Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 824. 1891 [5 Nov 1891]
= Trispermium Hill – Gener. Nat. Hist., ed. 2 2(Hist. Pl.): 112. 1773

Valdespinoa Li Bing Zhang & X.M.Zhou – Pl. Diversity 45(6): 672. 2023 [20 Jul 2023] [epublished]

Distribution: NW-USA

Pulvinielloideae Li Bing Zhang & X.M.Zhou – Pl. Diversity 45(6): 659. 2023 [20 Jul 2023] [epublished]

Pulviniella (Li Bing Zhang & X.M.Zhou) Li Bing Zhang & X.M.Zhou – Pl. Diversity 45(6): 659. 2023 [20 Jul 2023] [epublished]

Distribution: scattered almost cosmopolitan, several in China

Selaginelloideae Milde – Fil. Eur. & Atl.: 5, 258 (1867)

= Selaginelloideae Li Bing Zhang & X. M. Zhou – Plant Diversity 45: 672 (2023), nom. superfl.

Chuselaginella Li Bing Zhang & X.M.Zhou – Pl. Diversity 45(6): 673. 2023 [20 Jul 2023] [epublished]

Distribution: Tropical Asia and Pacific, few S-China, 1 tropical Africa

Kungiselaginella Li Bing Zhang & X.M.Zhou – Pl. Diversity 45(6): 676. 2023 [20 Jul 2023] [epublished]

Distribution: Tropical Asia to S-China

Selaginella P. Beauv. – Magasin Encycl. 9: 478 (1804) et Prodr. Aethéogam. 101 (1805), s. str.

Distribution: New World, mostly tropical America, only very few tropical Africa. The genus definition relies on a new lectotype for Selaginella by Zhou & Zhang (2023) who did this in order to avoid recombination of this big genus. Whether this will stand, remains to be seen.
= Selago P. Browne – Civ. Nat. Hist. Jamaica 82 (1756) (nom. illeg., non Selago L. (1753))
= Stachygynandrum P. Beauv. – Mag. Encycl. 9: 482 (1805)
= Stachygynandrum P. Beauv. ex Mirb. – Hist. Nat. Veg. (Lam. & Mirb.) 3: 477 (1803)

Selaginella s. l. – NA

Species which are of unconfirmed status, do obviously not belong to Selaginella s. str. and/or have not yet been reassigned during the split of the genus by Zhou & Zhang (2023)

Selaginoidoideae Li Bing Zhang & X.M.Zhou – Pl. Diversity 45(6): 644. 2023 [20 Jul 2023] [epublished]

Selaginoides Ség. – Pl. Veron. 3: 51. 1754

Distribution: Holarctic (1) and Hawaii (1). This includes the previous type of Selaginella. Whether the approach of Zhou & Zhang (2023) to newly lectotypify Selaginella to avoid mass recombinations will be accepted, is not yet decided.
= Polycocca Hill – Gener. Nat. Hist., ed. 2 2(Hist. Pl.): 116. 1773

Sinoselaginelloideae Li Bing Zhang & X.M.Zhou – Pl. Diversity 45(6): 656. 2023 [20 Jul 2023] [epublished]

Austroselaginella Li Bing Zhang & X.M.Zhou – Pl. Diversity 45(6): 657. 2023 [20 Jul 2023] [epublished]

Distribution: Australia

Korallia Li Bing Zhang & X.M.Zhou – Pl. Diversity 45(6): 658. 2023 [20 Jul 2023] [epublished]

Distribution: Indian Ocean (Madagascar, Mascarenes, Seychelles, Comores)

Sinoselaginella Li Bing Zhang & X.M.Zhou – Pl. Diversity 45(6): 658. 2023 [20 Jul 2023] [epublished]

Distribution: Himalayas, China, 1 Ethiopia and Arabia

Equisetales DC. ex Bercht. & J. Presl – Prir. Rostlin. 1: 271 (1820)

= Equisetoideae Eaton – Man. Bot. (A. Eaton), ed. 6. 2: 80. 1833 [22 May-3 Jun 1833] , as ‘suborder Equisetaceae’
= Equisetidae Warm. – Osnov. Bot.: 221 (1883)
= Equisetineae Rabenh. – Deutschl. Krypt.-Fl. 2: xvi, 327 (1849)
= Equisetophyta D. H. Scott – Stud. Foss. Pl.: 13, 489, 492, 493 (1900)
= Equisetophytina Reveal – Phytologia 79: 70 (1996)
= Equisetopsida C. Agardh – Classes Pl.: 7 (1825)

Equisetaceae Rich. ex DC. – Fl. Franç. (Lamarck) ed. 3, 2: 49. 1805 [17 Sep 1805]

1 genus, 16 spp.

Equisetum L. – Sp. Pl. 2: 1061. 1753 [1 May 1753]

Distribution: Nearly cosmopolitan. Several hybrids are now stabilized and may also be treated as valid species.
= Allostelites Börner – Fl. Deut. Volk 59. 1912
= Hippochaete Milde – Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 23: 297. 1865
= Presla Dulac – Fl. Hautes-Pyrénées 25. 1867 , nom. superfl.

Psilotales Prantl – Lehrb. Bot., ed. 5: 183 (1884) (Psilotaceae)

= Psiloteae Willk. – Anleit. Stud. Bot. 2: 163 (1854)
= Psilotidae Reveal – Phytologia 79: 70 (1996)
= Psilotineae Engl. – Syllabus, ed. 2: 64 (1898)
= Psilotophyta Heintze – Cormofyt. Fylog.: 22 (1927)
= Psilotophytina Tippo ex Reveal – Phytologia 79: 70 (1996)
= Psilotopsida D. H. Scott – Stud. Foss. Pl., ed. 2: 616, 631, 632 (1909)

Psilotaceae J.W.Griff. & Henfr. – Microgr. Dict. 540. 1855 [1 Nov 1855] , as ‘Psiloteae’

2 genera, 18 spp.
= Tmesipteridaceae Nakai – Ord. Fam. Trib. Gen. Sect. … nov. ed. 206. 1943

Psilotum Sw. – J. Bot. (Schrader) 1800(2): 8, 109. 1801 [Oct-Dec 1801]

Distribution: Pantropic to warm-temperate, north to SE-USA, extreme SW-Europe, C-Japan and S-Korea. New taxonomy fide Tejero-Díez et al. 2024.
= Bernhardia Willd. ex Bernh. – Abh. Kurfürstl.-Mainz. Akad. Nützl. Wiss. Erfurt 2: 11. 1802 ; et in J. Bot. (Schrader) 1800(2): 132 (1801)
= Hoffmannia Willd. – Bot. Mag. (Römer & Usteri) 2(6): 15, 17. 1789
= Tristeca P.Beauv. ex Mirb. – Hist. Nat. Vég. [Lam. & Mirbel] 3: 478. 1802 [21 Nov 1802] ; & 4: 315. 21 Nov 1802.

Tmesipteris Bernh. – J. Bot. (Schrader) 1800(2): 131. 1801 [Oct-Dec 1801]

Distribution: SE-Asia, Australasia, New Zealand (7), New Caledonia, New Guinea, Philippines, east to Marquesas Isl., Tahiti

Ophioglossales Link – Hort. Berol. 2: 151 (1833) (Ophioglossaceae)

= Ophioglossidae Klinge – Fl. Est-Liv-Churland 1: 94 (1882)
= Ophioglossophyta Bek. – Kurs Bot. 1: 89 (1863)
= Ophioglossophytina Doweld – Tent. Syst. Pl. Vasc.: ix (2001)
= Ophioglossopsida Thomé – Lehrb. Bot., ed. 4: 205 (1874)

Ophioglossaceae Martynov – Tekhno-Bot. Slovar: 438 (1820) (Ophioglosseae)

Phylogeny: Zhang et al. 2020, Kuo et al. 2024
= Ophioglosseae R. Br. – Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. 163 (1810)

Botrychioideae C. Presl – Suppl. Tent. Pterid. 42 (1845)

1-5 genera, ca. 60 spp.
= Botrychieae Bommer – Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 5: 560 (1867)

Botrychium Sw. – J. Bot. (Schrader) 1800(2): 8, 110. 1801 [Oct-Dec 1801]

Distribution: Holarctic, 2 spp. to Mexico, 1 sp. temperate South America. Several cryptic species await description, especially in the lunaria clade in Europe and Asia.
= Phyllotrichium Prantl – Ber. dt. Bot. Ges. 1: 349 (1883)

Botrypus Rich. ex Michx. – Fl. bor. Amer. 2: 274 (1803)

Distribution: Holarctic
= Botrypus Rich. – Cat. Pl. Jard. Méd. Paris 121. 1801
= Osmundopteris (Milde) Small – Ferns S.E. States [Small] 377, 482. 1938 [4 Oct 1938]

Japanobotrychum Masam. – J. Soc. Trop. Agric. 3(3): 246. 1931 [31 Oct 1931]

Distribution: Asia, trop. Africa

Sahashia Li Bing Zhang & Liang Zhang – Cladistics 36(4): 387. 2020 [17 Jan 2020] [epublished]

Distribution: E-Asia

Sceptridium Lyon – Bot. Gaz. 40(6): 457. 1905 [Dec 1905]

Distribution: Temperate worldwide.
= Holubiella Škoda – Preslia 68(4): 345. 1997 [1996 publ. 1997]

Helminthostachyoideae C. Presl – Suppl. Tent. Pterid. 58 (1845)

1 genus, 1 sp.

Helminthostachys Kaulf. – Flora 5(1): 103. 1822 ; & Enum. 28. 1824

Distribution: Tropical Asia, Pacific, Australia
= Botryopteris C.Presl – Reliq. Haenk. 1: 76. 1825
= Ophiala Desv. – Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 6(2): 195. 1827 [May 1827] ; Prodr. Foug.

Mankyuoideae J.R.Grant & B.Dauphin – J. Syst. Evol. 54(6): 594. 2016 [14 Feb 2016] [epublished]

1 genus, 1 sp.

Mankyua B.Y.Sun, M.H.Kim & C.H.Kim – Taxon 50(4): 1020. 2002 [dt. Dec 2001; publ. 9 Jan 2002]

Distribution: Korea (Cheju Isl.)

Ophioglossoideae C. Presl – Suppl. Tent. Pterid. 47 (1845)

4 genera, ca. 50 spp.
= Ophioglossaceae Martinov – Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 438. 1820 [3 Aug 1820] , as ‘Ophioglosseae’
= Ophioglosseae Hook. & Lindl. ex Duby – Bot. Gall. 1: 536 (1828)

Cheiroglossa C. Presl – Suppl. Tent. Pterid. 56 (1845)

Distribution: Neotropics (1), Africa and Indian Ocean (1)
= Ophioglossum sect. Cheiroglossum (C. Presl) T. Moore – Index Filic. (T. Moore) 125 (1857)
= Ophioglossum subgen. Cheiroglossa (C. Presl) R. T. Clausen – Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 19(2): 112 (1938)

Ophioderma (Blume) Endl. – Gen. Pl. [Endlicher] 66. 1836 [Aug 1836]

Distribution: Old World

Ophioglossum L. – Sp. Pl. 2: 1062. 1753 [1 May 1753] ; et in Gen. Pl. ed. 5, 484. 1754

Distribution: Almost worldwide. Species delimitation is often highly disputed because of few morphological characters. The split in smaller genera appears unnecessary because the genus remains monophyletic if they are included, and those genera are morphologically almost impossible to separate.
= Cassiopteris H.Karst. – Linnaea 20(4): 437. 1847 [Aug 1847]
= Goswamia Li Bing Zhang & Liang Zhang – Molec. Phylogen. Evol. 173-107512: 23. 2022 [17 May 2022] [epublished]
= Haukia Li Bing Zhang & Liang Zhang – Molec. Phylogen. Evol. 173-107512: 24. 2022 [17 May 2022] [epublished]
= Paraneura Prantl – Ber. dt. Bot. Ges. 1: 350 (1833)
= Ptiloneura Prantl – Ber. dt. Bot. Ges. 1: 351 (1883)
= Rhizoglossum C.Presl – Suppl. Tent. Pterid. 48. 1845
= Whittieria Li Bing Zhang & Liang Zhang – Molec. Phylogen. Evol. 173-107512: 24. 2022 [17 May 2022] [epublished]

Marattiales Link – Hort. Berol. 2: 148 (1833) (Marattiaceae)

= Christenseniales Doweld – Tent. Syst. Pl. Vasc. vii (2001) (Order)
= Angiopterideae Engl. – Syllabus, ed. 1: 56 (1892)
= Danaeeae T. Moore – Index Fil.: xiii (1857-1862)
= Marattieae Bory – B. C. J. Dumortier, Anal. Fam. Pl.: 67 (1829)
= Marattiidae Klinge – Fl. Est-Liv-Churland 1: 93 (1882)
= Marattiophyta Heintze – Cormofyt. Fylog.: 22 (1927)
= Marattiopsida Doweld – Tent. Syst. Pl. Vasc.: vii (2001)

Marattiaceae Kaulf. – Enum. Filic. 31. 1824 [8 Apr - 29 May 1824]

6 genera, ca. 150 species
= Angiopteridaceae Fée ex J.Bommer – Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 5: 345, 359. 1867
= Christenseniaceae Ching – Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol. Bot. 10: 227. 1940
= Danaeaceae C.Agardh – Aphor. Bot. 8: 117. 1822 [19 Jun 1822]
= Kaulfussiaceae Campb. – Evol. Land Pl. 333 (1940), nom. illeg.
= Angiopteridoideae C. Presl – Suppl. Tent. Pterid.: 18 (1845)
= Danaeoideae J. Williams – J. H. Balfour, Man. Bot., ed. 3: 566 (1855)
= Kaulfussioideae Campb. – Struct. Moss. Ferns, ed. 2, 298, 300 (1905), nom. illeg.
= Marattioideae C. Presl – Suppl. Tent. Pterid.: 8 (1845)

Angiopteris Hoffm. – Comm. Soc. Reg. Gött. 12: 29 (1796), nom. cons.

Distribution: E- and tropical Asia, few to Pacific and Australia, 2 Indian Ocean. Inclusion of Archangiopteris following Murdock (2005-2008). India has only 3(-4) species fide Fraser-Jenkins et al. 2017, China a maximum of 28 (Flora of China), but this is probably too many. Rolleri (2003) recognizes only 10 species in Angiopteris s. str.
= Archangiopteris Christ & Giesenh. – Flora 86: 72, 77. 1899
= Clementea Cav. – Descr. Pl. (Cavanilles) 553. 1803
= Macroglossum Copel. – Philipp. J. Sci., C 3(6): 342. 1908 [Dec 1908]
= Protangiopteris Hayata – Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 42: 305, 346. 1928
= Protomarattia Hayata – Bot. Gaz. 67: 88. 1919
= Psilodochea C.Presl – Suppl. Tent. Pterid. 28. 1845 [late 1845]

Christensenia Maxon – Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 18: 239. 1905

Distribution: Tropical Asia, S-China
= Kaulfussia Blume – Enum. Pl. Javae 2: 260. 1828
= Macrostoma Griff. – Asiat. Res. 19: 110. 1836 ; & nom nud. in Icon. Pl. Asiat. 2: t. 137 (1849)

Danaea Sm. – Mém. Acad. Roy. Sci. (Turin) 5: 420, t.9(11). 1793

Distribution: Moist tropical forests in the Americas from sea level to about 2500 m elevation. This database revised by H. Tuomisto (2021). Key to all species and 18 new species see Keskiniva et al. (2024a/b)
= Arthrodanaea C. Presl – Suppl. Tent. Pterid. 37 (1845)
= Heterodanaea C.Presl – Suppl. Tent. Pterid. 38. 1845 [late 1845]

Eupodium J.Sm. – J. Bot. (Hooker) 3: 318. 1841 ; et in Gen. Fil. [Hooker] t.118 (1842); et in London J. Bot. 2(7): 392 (1843)

Distribution: Trop. America

Marattia Sw. – Prodr. [O. P. Swartz] 8, 128. 1788 [20 Jun-29 Jul 1788]

Distribution: S-Mexico to S-Brazil, Greater Antilles, Hawaii (1)
= Celanthera Thouin ex Desv. – Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 6(2): 206. 1827
= Discostegia C.Presl – Suppl. Tent. Pterid. 11. 1845 [late 1845]
= Gymnotheca C.Presl – Suppl. Tent. Pterid. 12. 1845 [late 1845]
= Stibasia C.Presl – Suppl. Tent. Pterid. 15. 1845 [late 1845]

Ptisana Murdock – Taxon 57(3): 744 (-745). 2008 [28 Aug 2008]

Distribution: Trop. Old World, many New Guinea

Osmundales Link – Hort. Berol. 2: 138 (1833) (Osmundaceae)

= Osmundopsida Doweld – Tent. Syst. Pl. Vasc. ix (2001) (Class)

Osmundaceae Martinov – Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 445. 1820 [3 Aug 1820]

4-6 genera, 23 species
= Osmundoideae Sweet – Hort. Brit.: 460 (1826)
= Osmundeae Hook. & Lindl. ex Duby – Bot. Gall. 1: 536 (1828)

Claytosmunda (Y. Yatabe, N. Murak. & K. Iwats.) Metzgar & Rouhan – J. Syst. Evol. 54(6): 594 (2016)

Distribution: North America, E-Asia
= Osmunda subgen. Claytosmunda Y. Yatabe, N. Murak. & K. Iwats. – Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 56(2): 127-128 (2005)

Leptopteris C. Presl – Suppl. Tent. Pterid. 70 (1845)

Distribution: Australia, New Zealand, Samoa to New Guinea, New Caledonia
= Todea sect. Leptopteris (C. Presl) T. Moore – Index Filic. (T. Moore) 120 (1857)

Osmunda L. – Sp. Pl. 2: 1063. 1753 [1 May 1753] ; et in Gen. Pl. ed 5: 484 (1754)

Distribution: Northern hemisphere and subtropics, 1 neotropical
= Aphyllocalpa Cav. – Anales Ci. Nat. 5: 164. 1802 ; & Descr. 556. 1803
= Struthiopteris Bernh. – J. Bot. (Schrader) 1800(2): 126 (1801)

Osmundastrum C.Presl – Gefässbundel Farrn 18. 1847 , preprinted from Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss. 5(5): 326 (1848)

Distribution: E-Asia, North and Central America

Plenasium C.Presl – Tent. Pterid. 109. 1836

Distribution: Temperate and trop. Asia

Todea Bernh. – J. Bot. (Schrader) 1800(2): 126. 1801 [Oct-Dec 1801]

Distribution: South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea

× Osmunasium Hong M.Liu, Schuettp. & H.Schneid. – J. Syst. Evol. 58(6): 999. 2020 [21 May 2020] [epublished]

Distribution: China

× Osmunimunda Xia Wan & Li Bing Zhang – Phytotaxa 575(1): 105. 2022 [6 Dec 2022] [epublished]

Distribution: Asia, North America
= × Osmuntonia Hong M.Liu, Schuettp. & H.Schneid. – J. Syst. Evol. 58(6): 999. 2020 [21 May 2020] [epublished]

Hymenophyllales A. B. Frank – Syn. Pflanzenkd. (Leunis) ed. 2, 3: 1452 (1877)

= Hymenophyllidae Schmakov – Turczaninowia 12(3/4): 95 (2009)

Hymenophyllaceae Mart. – Consp. Regn. Veg. [Martius] 3. 1835 [Sep-Oct 1835] , as ‘Hymenophylleae’

9 genera, ca. 620 spp. Circumscription of genera see Ebihara et al. (2006)
= Trichomanaceae G.Kunkel – Feddes Repert. 70: 155. 1965 , as ‘Trichomanaeaceae’
= Cardiomanioideae K.Iwats. – Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 35(4-6): 177. 1984 [29 Nov 1984]

Hymenophylloideae Burnett – Outlines Bot. 324 (1835)

= Cardiomanoideae K. Iwats. – Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 35: 177 (1984)
= Hymenophylleae Bory ex Gaudich. – Freycinet, Voy. Uranie, Bot.: 262 (1828)
= Hymenophyllinae Fr. – Summa Veg. Scand.: 255 (1845)
= Hymenophyllineae Bessey – Bot. High Schools: 376 (1880)

Hymenophyllum Sm. – Mém. Acad. Roy. Sci. (Turin) 5: 418, t.9, f.8. 1793 ; also published by Smith in Smith’s Tracts (1798) 256, t. 1, fig. 8.

Distribution: Tropics / south-temperate, mostly neotropical
= Acanthotheca DC. – Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 6: 73. 1838 [1837 publ. early Jan 1838]
= Amphipterum C.Presl – Epimel. Bot. 258. 1851 [Oct 1851]
= Apteropteris (Copel.) Copel. – Philipp. J. Sci. 67: 34. 1938
= Buesia (C.V.Morton) Copel. – Philipp. J. Sci. 67: 47. 1938
= Cardiomanes C.Presl – Hymenophyllaceae [Presl] 12. 1843
= Charitophyllum Bosch – Pl. Jungh. 1 (18) (1856)
= Chilodium C. Presl – Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss. 5(3): 23 (1843)
= Craspedoneuron Bosch – Hymenophyll. Javan. 12, t.10. 1861
= Craspedophyllum (C.Presl) Copel. – Philipp. J. Sci. 67: 27. 1938
= Cycloglossum C. Presl – Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss. 5(3): 32 (1843)
= Dermatophlebium C.Presl – Epimel. Bot. 258. 1851 [Oct 1851]
= Diplophyllum Lehm. – Mag. Neuesten Entdeck. Gesammten Naturk. Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 8: 310. 1818
= Euphorophyllum Bosch – Pl. Jungh. 1 (19) (1856)
= Gonocormus sect. Microtrichomanes Mett. ex Prantl – NA
= Hemicyatheon (Domin) Copel. – Philipp. J. Sci. 67: 27. 1938
= Hymenoglossum C.Presl – Hymenophyllaceae [Presl] 35. 1843
= Leptocionium C.Presl – Hymenophyllaceae [Presl] 26. 1843
= Mecodium C.Presl – Epimel. Bot. 258. 1851 [Oct 1851]
= Meringium C.Presl – Hymenophyllaceae [Presl] 24. 1843 ; et in Abh. k. bohm. Ges. Wiss. ser. 5, 3: 116 (1845).
= Microtrichomanes (Mett. ex Prantl) Copel. – Philipp. J. Sci. 67: 35 (1938)
= Myriodon (Copel.) Copel. – Philipp. J. Sci. 67: 47. 1938 , Typus: Myriodon odontophyllum (Copel.) Copel.
= Myrmecostylum C.Presl – Hymenophyllaceae [Presl] 27. 1843
= Pachyloma Bosch – Verslagen Meded. Afd. Natuurk. Kon. Akad. Wetensch. 11: 318. 1861
= Pleuromanes C.Presl – Epimel. Bot. 258. 1851 [Oct 1851]
= Pseudomecodium (K.Iwats.) Satou – Hikobia 12(3): 269. 1997
= Ptychomanes Hedw. – Fil. Gen. Sp. fasc. II. 1800
= Ptychophyllum C.Presl – Hymenophyllaceae [Presl] 28. 1843
= Rosenstockia Copel. – Gen. Fil. [Copeland] 36. 1947
= Serpyllopsis Bosch – Verslagen Meded. Afd. Natuurk. Kon. Akad. Wetensch. 11: 318. 1861
= Sphaerocionium C.Presl – Hymenophyllaceae [Presl] 33. 1843 ; preprinted from Abh. k. bohm. Ges. Wiss. ser. 5, 3: 125 (1845).
= Tetralasma Phil. – Linnaea 30(2): 208. 1859 [post Apr 1859]

Trichomanoideae C. Presl – Hymenophyllaceae 102 (1843)

= Didymoglosseae C. Presl – Hymenophylleae: 144 (1843)
= Trichomaneae Dumort. – Anal. Fam. Pl.: 67 (1829)

Abrodictyum C.Presl – Hymenophyllaceae [Presl] 20. 1843

Distribution: Tropics, mostly Old World, only few New World
= Abrodictyum subgen. Pachychaetum (C. Presl) Ebihara & K. Iwats. – Blumea 51(2): 242 (2006)
= Cephalomanes subgen. Macroglena (C. Presl) K. Iwats. – Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 35(4-6): 176 (1984)
= Habrodictyon Bosch – Hymenophyll. Javan. 17. 1861
= Macroglena (C. Presl) Copel. – Philipp. J. Sci. 67: 82 (1938)
= Pachychaetum C. Presl – Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss. 5(3): 16 (1843)
= Selenodesmium (Prantl) Copel. – Philipp. J. Sci. 67: 80. 1938
= Trichomanes subgen. Macroglena C. Presl – Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., Math.-Naturw. Cl. V, 5: 5: 333 (1848)
= Trichomanes subgen. Selenodesmium Prantl – Unters. Morph. Gefässkr. 1: 53 (1875)

Callistopteris Copel. – Occas. Pap. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Mus. 14: 49. 1938 [May 1938] ; & Philip. Journ. Sc. 67: 64. 1938 (Oct.).

Distribution: Tropical Old World, Hawaii
= Cephalomanes subgen. Callistopteris (Copel.) K. Iwats. – Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 35(4-6): 176 (1984)

Cephalomanes C.Presl – Hymenophyllaceae [Presl] 17. 1843

Distribution: Tropical Old World

Crepidomanes (C. Presl) C. Presl – Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., ser. 5, 6: 258 (1851) s. str.

Distribution: Paleotropical and Pacific, only 1 New World
= Cephalomanes subgen. Nesopteris (Copel.) K. Iwats. – Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 35(4-6): 176 (1984)
= Crepidium C. Presl – Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss. 5(3): 23 (1843)
= Crepidomanes sect. Crepidium (C. Presl) Ebihara & K. Iwats. – Blumea 51(2): 239 (2006)
= Crepidomanes subgen. Nesopteris (Copel.) Ebihara & K. Iwats. – Blumea 51(2): 239 (2006)
= Crepidophyllum C.F.Reed – Amer. Fern J. 38(3): 88. 1948 [11 Oct 1948]
= Crepidopteris Copel. – Philipp. J. Sci. 67: 57. 1938
= Gonocormus Bosch – Hymenophyll. Javan. 7. 1861
= Nesopteris Copel. – Philipp. J. Sci. 67: 65. 1938
= Reediella Pic.Serm. – Webbia 24: 718. 1970 , nom. nov
= Taschneria C.Presl – Epimel. Bot. 258. 1851 [Oct 1851]
= Trichomanes subgen. Crepidomanes C. Presl – Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., ser. 5, 6: 17 (1851)

Didymoglossum Desv. – Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 6(3): 330. 1827 [Jul 1827]

Distribution: Tropics
= Didymoglossum subgen. Microgonium (C. Presl) Ebihara & K. Iwats. – Blumea 51(2): 236 (2006)
= Lecanolepis Pic.Serm. – Webbia 28: 449. 1973
= Microgonium C. Presl – Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss. 5(3): 19 (1843)

Polyphlebium Copel. – Philipp. J. Sci. 67: 55. 1938

Distribution: Southern temperate and mountain forests of low altitudes
= Phlebiophyllum Bosch – Verslagen Meded. Afd. Natuurk. Kon. Akad. Wetensch. 11: 321. 1861

Trichomanes L. – Sp. Pl. 2: 1097 (1753) s. str.

Distribution: Mostly neotropics, but 5 trop. Africa, Madagascar and Indian Ocean (see Dubuisson et al. 2023), 1 in Malesia (Boucheron-Dubuisson et al. 2023)
= Achomanes Neck. – Elem. Bot. (Necker) 3: 313. 1790
= Allittia P.S.Short – Muelleria 20: 54. 2004
= Bergera W.Schaffn. – Mém. Foug., 9. Cat. Foug. Mex. 38. 1857
= Davalliopsis Bosch – Verslagen Meded. Afd. Natuurk. Kon. Akad. Wetensch. 11: 323. 1861
= Feea Bory – Dict. Class. Hist. Nat. [Bory] 6: 446. 1824
= Hemiphlebium C.Presl – Hymenophyllaceae [Presl] 25. 1843
= Holophlebium Christ – Farnkr. Erde 27 (1897)
= Homoeotes C.Presl – Gefässbundel Farrn 23. 1847 ; et in Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss. ser. 5, 5: 331 (1848)
= Hymenostachys Bory – Dict. Class. Hist. Nat. [Bory] 6: 588. 1825 ; & 8: 462. 1825
= Lacostea Bosch – Verslagen Meded. Afd. Natuurk. Kon. Akad. Wetensch. 11: 320. 1861
= Lecanium C. Presl – Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss. 5(3): 11 (1843)
= Leptomanes Prantl – Unters. Morph. Gefäßkrypt. 1: 52 (1875)
= Leucomanes C.Presl – Epimel. Bot. 258. 1851 [Oct 1851]
= Maschalosorus Bosch – Verslagen Meded. Afd. Natuurk. Kon. Akad. Wetensch. 11: 320. 1861 , Trichomanes
= Mortoniopteris Pic.Serm. – Webbia 31: 243. 1977
= Neuromanes Trevis. – Atti Reale Ist. Veneto Sci. Lett. Arti 2(2): 163. 1851
= Neurophyllum C.Presl – Hymenophyllaceae [Presl] 18. 1843
= Odontomanes C.Presl – Epimel. Bot. 20. 1851 [Oct 1851]
= Pteromanes Pic.Serm. – Webbia 31: 244. 1977
= Ptilophyllum Bosch – Verslagen Meded. Afd. Natuurk. Kon. Akad. Wetensch. 11: 321. 1861
= Pyxidaria Gled. – Syst. Pl. [Gleditsch] 291. 1764 [ante 13 Sep 1764]
= Ragatelus C.Presl – Hymenophyllaceae [Presl] 16. 1843
= Trichomanes subgen. Davalliopsis (Bosch) Ebihara & K. Iwats. – Blumea 51(2): 247 (2006)
= Trichomanes subgen. Lacostea (Bosch) C. Chr. – Index Filic. 634 (1906)
= Trigonophyllum (Prantl) Pic.Serm. – Webbia 31(1): 242. 1977

Vandenboschia Copel. – Philipp. J. Sci. 67: 51. 1938 [26 Oct 1938]

Distribution: Worldwide tropics and subtropics
= Lacosteopsis (Prantl) Nakaike – Enum. Pterid. Jap.: Filic. 21. 1975
= Trichomanes subgen. Vandenboschia (Copel.) Allan – Fl. New Zeal. 34 (1961)
= Vandenboschia subgen. Lacosteopsis (Prantl) Ebihara & K. Iwats. – Blumea 51(2): 242 (2006)

Gleicheniales Schimp. – Traité Paléont. Vég. 1: 669 (1869)

= Dipteridales Doweld – Tent. Syst. Pl. Vasc. x (2001) (Order)
= Matoniales Pic. Serm. ex Reveal – Phytologia 74: 175 (1993) (Order)
= Stromatopteridales Pic. Serm. ex Reveal – Phytologia 74: 176 (1993) (Order)
= Gleicheniopsida Doweld – Tent. Syst. Pl. Vasc. ix (2001) (Class)
= Matoniopsida Doweld – Tent. Syst. Pl. Vasc. vii (2001) (Class)

Dipteridaceae Seward & E.Dale – Philos. Trans., Ser. B 194: 487, 499, 502. 1901

2 genera, 10 spp.
= Cheiropleuriaceae Nakai – Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 42(496): 210. 1928
= Dipteridoideae Nathorst – Kongl. Svenska Vetenskapsakad. Handl., n. s., 41(5): 19 (1906)
= Dipteridinae Diels – Engler & Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 1(4): 167 (1899)

Cheiropleuria C.Presl – Epimel. Bot. 189. 1851 [Oct 1851]

Distribution: Tropical and E-Asia

Dipteris Reinw. – Syll. Pl. Nov. 2: 3. 1825 [dt. 1828; issued 1825]

Distribution: NE-India, S-China, S-Ryukyu Isl. to NE-Queensland and Fiji

Gleicheniaceae C.Presl – Reliq. Haenk. 1: 70. 1825 [Jun-Nov 1825] , as ‘Gleicheniae’

7 genera, ca. 145 spp.
= Dicranopteridaceae Ching – Acta Phytotax. Sin. 3: 94 (1954), nom. inval.
= Dicranopteridaceae Ching ex Doweld – Prosyllabus Tracheophytorum X (2001).
= Stromatopteridaceae (Nakai) Bierh. – Phytomorphology 18: 263. 1968
= Gleichenioideae R. Br. – R. Sweet, Hort. Brit.: 460 (1826)
= Stromatopteridoideae Nakai – Bull. Natl. Sci. Mus. (Tokyo) 29: 32 (1950)
= Gleicheneae R. Br. – Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. 160 (1810)
= Gleichenieae Gaudich. – H. L. C. de Saulces de Freycinet, Voy. Uranie, Bot.: 257 (1828)
= Gleicheniineae Bessey – Bot. High Schools: 376 (1880)

Dicranopteris Bernh. – Neues J. Bot. 1(2): 38. 1805 [dt. 1806; issued in Nov 1805]

Distribution: Pantropical / austral, mostly Malesia
= Heteropterygium Diels – Engl. & Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 355 (1900)
= Hicriopteris C. Presl – Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., ser. 5, 6: 26 (1851) (non Ching, nec Copel.)
= Holopterygium Diels – Engl. & Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 1(4): 353 (1900)
= Mesosorus Hassk. – Fil. Jav. 1: 2. 1856

Diplopterygium Diels – Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] 1(4): 353. 1900 [Apr 1900] , Gleichenia se

Distribution: SE-Asia, S-China, S-Japan to Queensland and Hawaii, 1 sp. tropical America
= Hicriopteris Ching – Sunyatsenia 5: 277 (1940) (non C. Presl)

Gleichenella Ching – Sunyatsenia 5: 276. 1940

Distribution: Trop. America. Valid genus fide Mickel (2004)
= Acropterygium Diels – Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] 1(4): 353. 1900 [Apr 1900] , Gleichenia se

Gleichenia Sm. – Mém. Acad. Turin 5: 419 (1793) s. str.

Distribution: Paleotropical / austral, not in the New World
= Calymella C.Presl – Tent. Pterid. 48. 1836
= Gleicheniastrum C.Presl – Gefässbundel Farrn 30. 1847 , preprinted from Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss. 5(5): 338 (1848)

Rouxopteris Hong M.Liu – Pl. Syst. Evol. 306(2, 30): 9. 2020 [26 Feb 2020] [epublished]

Distribution: E-tropical Africa, Madagascar, Mascarenes

Sticheropsis L.V.Lima, Salino & T.E.Almeida – Bot. J. Linn. Soc. [8 of 21]. 2024 [20 Jul 2024] [epublished]

Distribution: tropical Asia to W-Pacific and Australia

Sticherus C.Presl – Tent. Pterid. 51. 1836 [ante 2 Dec 1836]

Distribution: Pantropical / austral, mostly in the Neotropics (55), few in tropical Old World. Revision for Neotropics: Gonzales & Kessler (2011)
= Dicranopteris Underw. – Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 34: 249 (1907) (p. p., non Bernh.)

Stromatopteris Mett. – Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 4, 15: 84. 1861

Distribution: New Caledonia

Matoniaceae C.Presl – Gefässbundel Farrn 32. 1847

2 genera, 4 spp.
= Matonieae T. Moore – Index Fil.: xii (1857-1862)

Matonia R.Br. ex Wall. – Pl. Asiat. Rar. (Wallich). 1: 16; t.16. 1829

Distribution: Malesia
= Prionopteris Wall. – Numer. List [Wallich] n. 184. 1829

Phanerosorus Copel. – Philipp. J. Sci., C 3(6): 344. 1909

Distribution: E-Malesia

Schizaeales Schimp. – Traité Paléont. Vég. 1: 674 (1869)

= Schizaeopsida Doweld – Tent. Syst. Pl. Vasc.: x (2001)

Anemiaceae Link – Handbuch [Link] 3: 8. 1833

1 genus, 118 spp.
= Mohriaceae C.F.Reed – Bol. Soc. Brot. ser. 2, 21: 168. 1948
= Anemioideae C. Presl – Suppl. Tent. Pterid.: 77 (1845)
= Mohrioideae C. Presl – Suppl. Tent. Pterid.: 95 (1845)
= Anemieae Bommer – Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 5: 558 (1867)
= Mohrieae Bommer – Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 5: 558 (1867)

Anemia Sw. – Syn. Fil. (Swartz) 155. 1806 [Mar-Apr 1806]

Distribution: Mostly neotropical (61 spp. Brazil, ca. 20 Mexico), 17 Africa/Madagascar, 1 extending to peninsular India. Revision: Mickel (2016)
= Aneimiaebotrys Fée – Crypt. Vasc. Bresil 1: 267. 1869
= Anemidictyon J.Sm. ex Hook. – Gen. Fil. [Hooker] t. 103. 1842
= Anemirhiza J.Sm. – Bot. Voy. Herald [Seemann] 6: 243. 1854 [late 1854 or v. early 1855?]
= Colina Greene – Erythea 1: 247. 1893
= Coptophyllum Gardner – London J. Bot. 1: 133. 1842
= Hemianemia (Prantl) C.F.Reed – Bol. Soc. Brot. sér. 2, 21: 154. 1947
= Mohria Sw. – Syn. Fil. (Swartz) 6, 159. 1806
= Ornithopteris Bernh. – Schrad., Neu. J. Bot. 1(2): 40 (1806)
= Spathopteris C. Presl – Suppl. Tent. Pterid. 95 (1845)
= Trochopteris Gardner – London J. Bot. 1: 74. 1842

Lygodiaceae C.Presl – Suppl. Tent. Pterid. 98. 1845

1 genus, 29 spp.
= Lygodieae Le Maout & Decne. – Traité Général Bot.: 657 (1868)

Lygodium Sw. – J. Bot. (Schrader) 1800(2): 7, 106. 1801 [Oct-Dec 1801]

Distribution: Tropics and south-temperate worldwide, mostly Malesia, trop. America (7), temperate America (1)
= Arthrolygodes C. Presl – Suppl. Tent. Pterid. 101 (1845)
= Cteisium Michx. – Fl. Bor.-Amer. (Michaux) 2: 275. 1803 [19 Mar 1803]
= Gisopteris Bernh. – J. Bot. (Schrader) 1800(2): 129.
= Hugona Cav. ex Roem. – Arch. Bot. [Leipzig] 2(3): 486. 1801
= Hydroglossum Willd. – Abh. Kurfürstl.-Mainz. Akad. Nützl. Wiss. Erfurt 2(5): 13, 20. 1802 ; alt. title: Bemerk. Selt. Farrenkr. 13, 20. 1802
= Lygodictyon J.Sm. – Gen. Fil. [Hooker] t. 111 B. 1842
= Odontopteris Bernh. – J. Bot. (Schrader) 1800(2): 127.
= Ramondia Rich. – Syn. Pl. [Persoon] i. 216 (Ramonda) (1805); Jaume St. Hil. Expos. i. 280 (1805).
= Ugena Cav. – Icon. [Cavanilles] 6: 73. 1801 ; & Anal. Cienc. 4. 249. 1801
= Vallifilix Thouars – Gen. Nov. Madagasc. 1. 1806 [17 Nov 1806] ; & Romer, Collect. Bot. 195. 1809

Schizaeaceae Kaulf. – Wesen Farrenk. [119]. 1827 [Jul-Sep 1827]

3(-4) genera, 35 - 40 spp. Phylogeny: Ke et al. (2022)
= Schizaeoideae Lindl. – Veg. Kingd.: 80 (1846)
= Schizaeeae Kaulf. – F. von Paula von Schrank & Mart., Hort. Reg. Monac.: 4 (1829)
= Schizaeineae Bessey – Bot. High Schools: 377 (1880)

Actinostachys R. Br. ex Hook. & Baker – Gen. Fil., t. 111 (1842)

Distribution: Tropics, many endemics in New Caledonia
= Actinostachys R. Br. ex Wall. – Numer. List no. 1 (1829), nomen
= Schizaea subgen. Actinostachys (Wall.) J. W. Sturm – Mart., Fl. Bras. 1(2): 179 (1859)

Microschizaea C.F.Reed – Bol. Soc. Brot. sér. 2, 21: 133. 1947

Distribution: Malesia, Australia, New Zealand, Pacific, 1 trop. and South Africa, 1 subantarctic and S-South America. The genus should be recognized fide Ke et al. 2022.

Schizaea Sm. – Mém. Acad. Roy. Sci. (Turin) 5: 419, t.9(9). 1793 ; Tracts Relating to Natural History: 257, t. 1, f. 9 (1798).

Distribution: Tropical America, E-USA, Chile/Falkland Isl., tropical Old World, Pacific (several New Caledonia), Australia, New Zealand (3). Schizaea pusilla probably belongs in a separate genus (Ke et al. 2022)
= Lophidium Rich. – Actes Soc. Hist. Nat. Paris 1: 114. 1792 [Oct 1792]
= Ripidium Bernh. – J. Bot. (Schrader) 1800(2): 127.

Salviniales Bartl. – Mart., Consp. Regn. Veg.: 4 (1835)

= Marsileales Bartl. – Martius, Consp. Regni Veg. 4 (1835) (Marsileaceae) (Order)
= Pilulariales Bercht. & J. Presl – Prir. Rostlin. 1: 272 (1820) (Pilulariae) (Order)
= Marsileidae Doweld – Tent. Syst. Pl. Vasc.: x (2001)
= Marsileineae Wettst. – Handb. Syst. Bot., ed. 2: 346 (1911)
= Marsileopsida Trevis. – Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belg. 16: 5 (1877) (Marsigliales) (Class)
= Salviniidae Pic. Serm. ex Reveal – Phytologia 79: 70 (1996)
= Salvinineae Wettst. – Handb. Syst. Bot., ed. 2: 350 (1911)
= Salviniopsida Kamelin & Shmakov – Kamelin, Fl. Altaia: 253 (2005) (Class)

Marsileaceae Mirb. – Hist. Nat. Vég. [Lam. & Mirbel] 5: 126. 1802 [1 Nov 1802] , as ‘Marsileae’

3 genera, ca. 55 spp.
= Pilulariaceae Bercht. & J. Presl – Prir. Rostlin 1: 272 (1820)
= Pilulariaceae Mirb. ex DC. – Essai Propr. Méd. Pl. 48 (1804) (Pilulariae)
= Marsileoideae Eaton – Man. Bot. (A. Eaton), ed. 6. 2: 81. 1833 [22 May-3 Jun 1833] , as ‘suborder marsileaceae’
= Marsileeae Duby – Bot. Gall. 1: 542 (1828)

Marsilea L. – Sp. Pl. 2: 1099. 1753 [1 May 1753]

Distribution: Worldwide, mostly tropics and subtropics, many in Africa
= Lemma B.Juss. – Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] lxiii. 1789 ; & Adanson, Fam. D. pl. 2. 21. 1763; Aublet, Hist. Guian. 2. 960. 1775
= Spheroidia Dulac – Fl. Hautes-Pyrénées 39. 1867
= Zalusianskya Kuntze – Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 822 (1891), nom. illeg., non Zaluzianskya F. W. Schmidt 1793 (Scrophulariaceae)
= Zaluzianskia Benth. & Hook.f. – Gen. Pl. [Bentham & Hooker f.] 2(2): 944, sphalm. 1876 [May 1876]

Pilularia L. – Sp. Pl. 2: 1100. 1753 [1 May 1753]

Distribution: North-temperate, western and southern South America, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa (2)
= Calamistrum (L.) Kuntze – Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 822. 1891 [5 Nov 1891]

Regnellidium Lindm. – Ark. Bot. 3(6): 2. 1904

Distribution: Temperate South America

Salviniaceae Martinov – Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 559. 1820 [3 Aug 1820] , as ‘Salviniae’

2 genera, 16-17 spp.
= Azollaceae Wettst. – Handb. Syst. Bot. 2(1): 77. 1903 [Nov 1903]
= Azolloideae Griff. – Calcutta J. Nat. Hist. 5: 255 (1844)
= Salvinioideae Mirb. ex Meisn. – Pl. Vasc. Gen.: Tab. Diagn. 436, Comm. 338 (1843)
= Azolleae Schenk – Flora 29: 506 (1846)
= Salvinieae Brongn. ex Duby – Bot. Gall. 1: 542 (1828)

Azolla Lam. – Encycl. [J. Lamarck & al.] 1(1): 343. 1783 [2 Dec 1783]

Distribution: Worldwide, mostly tropical
= Carpanthus Raf. – Med. Repos. 2(5): 356. 1808 ; Journ. de Bot. 1. 221. 1808
= Rhizosperma Meyen – Reise Erde 1: 337. 1834 [25-31 May 1834] ; Nova Acta 18 [1]. 523. 1836

Salvinia P.Micheli ex Adans. – Fam. Pl. (Adanson) 2: 15. 1763 [Jul-Aug 1763]

Distribution: Old World (3, except SE-Asia/Australia), New World (7-9) north to USA

Cyatheales A. B. Frank – Syn. Pflanzenkd. (Leunis) ed. 2, 3: 1452, 1456 (1877)

= Dicksoniales Pic. Serm. ex Reveal – Phytologia 74: 175 (1993) (Order)
= Hymenophyllopsidales Pic. Serm. ex Reveal – Phytologia 74: 175 (1993) (Order)
= Loxsomatales Pic. Serm. ex Reveal – Phytologia 74: 175 (1993) (Order)
= Metaxyales Doweld – Tent. Syst. Pl. Vasc. xii (2001) (Order)
= Plagiogyriales Pic. Serm. ex Reveal – Phytologia 74: 176 (1993) (Order)
= Cyatheidae Doweld – Tent. Syst. Pl. Vasc.: xii (2001)
= Cyatheopsida Doweld – Tent. Syst. Pl. Vasc. xii (2001) (Class)
= Plagiogyriidae Doweld – Tent. Syst. Pl. Vasc.: xii (2001)

Cibotiaceae Korall – Taxon 55(3): 712 (708, 713; f.2). 2006 [Aug 2006]

1 genus, 10 spp.
= Cibotioideae B. K. Nayar – Taxon 19: 234 (1970)
= Cibotieae Pfeiff. – Nomencl. Bot. 1(1): 628 (1873)

Cibotium Kaulf. – Berlin. Jahrb. Pharm. Verbundenen Wiss. 21: 53. 1820 ; et in Enum. Filic. 299 (1824).

Distribution: 5 spp. SE-Asia, 2 Mexico and Central America, 4 Hawaii
= Hiatea Menzies – Sp. Fil. [W. J. Hooker] 1: 82. 1844
= Microcibotium Hayata – Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 43: 316 (1929)
= Pinonia Gaudich. – Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris) 3: 507. 1824

Culcitaceae Pic.Serm. – Webbia 24(2): 702. 1970 [28 Apr 1970]

1 genus, 2 spp.
= Balantieae Pfeiff. – Nomencl. Bot. 1(1): 354 (1872)

Culcita C.Presl – Tent. Pterid. 135. 1836 ; & Maxon, Journ. Wash. Acad. Sci. 12. 454. 1922.

Distribution: Neotropics, W-Mediterranean
= Dicksonia subgen. Balantium Hook. – NA

Cyatheaceae Kaulf. – Wesen Farrenk. [119]. 1827 [Jul-Sep 1827]

4 genera, ca. 700 spp. Recent monographs tended to lump everything in Cyathea s. lat., but PPG-I separates again the 3 genera, and Dong et al. (2018) additionally reinstate Gymnosphaera, followed by Loiseau et al. 2019.
= Alsophilaceae C.Presl – Gefässbundel Farrn 32. 1847
= Hymenophyllopsidaceae Pic.Serm. – Webbia 24(2): 712. 1970 [28 Apr 1970]
= Cyatheoideae B.K.Nayar – Taxon 19: 234. 1970
= Alsophileae Engl. – Syllabus, ed. 2: 60 (1898)
= Cyatheeae Gaudich. – Freycinet, Voy. Uranie, Bot.: 365 (1829)
= Alsophilinae Pfeiff. – Nomencl. Bot. 1(1): 123 (1872)
= Cyatheinae Dumort. – Anal. Fam. Pl.: 67 (1829)
= Cyatheineae Bessey – Bot. High Schools: 376 (1880)
= Hemiteliinae Pfeiff. – Nomencl. Bot. 1(2): 1606 (1874)

Alsophila R.Br. – Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. 158. 1810 [27 Mar 1810]

Distribution: Pantropics, mostly Old World (many Madagascar). Some species listed here might belong in Cyathea s. str. pending molecular results.

Cyathea Sm. – Mém. Acad. Roy. Sci. (Turin) 5[2]: 416. 1793

Distribution: Mostly tropical America, very few Old World (Pacific, Papuasia)
= Acanthea Lindig – Contr. Colomb. Cienc. 2: 34. 1861
= Actinophlebia C.Presl – Gefässbundel Farrn 47. 1847 alt. publ.: Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss. ser. 5. 5(2): 355. 1848.
= Chnoophora Kaulf. – Enum. Filic. 250. 1824 [8 Apr-28 May 1824]
= Cnemidaria C.Presl – Tent. Pterid. 56. 1836
= Cnemidopteris Rchb. – Deut. Bot. Herb.-Buch (Index gen et subgen): 148, 235. 1841 , as correction to entry 1046.2 ‘Cnemidaria’
= Cormophyllum Newman – Phytologist 5: 237. 1856 [1854 publ 1856]
= Cyathea subgen. Hymenophyllopsis (K. I. Goebel) Christenh. – Phytotaxa 1: 38 (2009)
= Disphenia C.Presl – Tent. Pterid. 55, t.1(13). 1836 [ante 2 Dec 1836] alt. publ.: Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss. ser. 4. 5: 55. t. 1(13). 1837
= Gymnopremnon Lindig – Contr. Colomb. Cienc. 2: 34. 1861
= Hemistegia C.Presl – Gefässbundel Farrn 46. 1847 ; et in Abh. Bohm. Ges. Wiss. ser. 5. 5(2): 354. 1848.
= Hemitelia R.Br. – Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. 158. 1810 [27 Mar 1810] , in obs.
= Hemiteliella Diels – Engl. & Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 16: 132 (1899)
= Hymenophyllopsis Goebel – Flora 124: 3, 21 (1929)
= Microstegnus C.Presl – Abh. Bohm. Ges. Wiss. 5(5): 353. 1848
= Trachypremnon Lindig – Contr. Colomb. Cienc. 2: 34. 1861
= Trichipteris C.Presl – Delic. Prag. 1: 172. 1822 , Trichipteris; Schott, Gen. Fil. tab. 5. 1834
= × Cyathidaria Caluff & Shelton – Willdenowia 32(2): 282. 2002 [13 Dec 2002]

Gymnosphaera Blume – Enum. Pl. Javae 2: 242. 1828

Distribution: Pantropics, mostly Old World (many Madagascar), only 2 neotropical. The genus has been demonstrated to be separate from Alsophila by Loiseau et al. 2019

Sphaeropteris Bernh. – J. Bot. (Schrader) 1800(2): 122 (1801)

Distribution: Mostly tropical Old World, very few tropical America. The genus is frequently included in Cyathea s. lat., but PPG-I separates it again. See also Korall et al. (2007 and 2013).
= Cyathea subgen. Sphaeropteris (Bernh.) Holttum – Fl. Males. Ser. 2, 1: 124 (1963)

Dicksoniaceae M.R.Schomb. – Reis. Br.-Guiana [Ri. Schomburgk] 3: 1047. 1849 [7-10 Mar 1849]

3 genera, ca. 35 spp.
= Lophosoriaceae Pic.Serm. – Webbia 24(2): 700. 1970 [28 Apr 1970]
= Dicksonioideae B.K.Nayar – Taxon 19: 235. 1970
= Dicksonieae Gaudich. – Voy. Uranie [Freycinet] 367 (1829)

Calochlaena (Maxon) R. A. White & M. D. Turner – Amer. Fern J. 78: 91 (1988)

Distribution: Philippines and Java to Australia and Samoa
= Culcita subgen. Calochlaena Maxon – J. Washington Acad. Sci. 12: 459 (1922)

Dicksonia L’Hér. – Sert. Angl. 30. 1789 [dt. 1788; issued Jan 1789]

Distribution: Neotropics, St. Helena, Java, Philippines, Australia (2), New Zealand (3), New Caledonia (4), Pacific. Revision for Neotropis: Noben et al. (2018)
= Balantium Kaulf. – Enum. Filic. 288. 1824 [8 Apr-28 May 1824]

Lophosoria C.Presl – Gefässbundel Farrn 36. 1847 ; reprinted in Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss. 5(5): 344 (1848).

1-4 spp. neotropical
= Trichosorus Liebm. – Kongel. Danske Vidensk. Selsk. Skr., Naturvidensk. Math. Afd. 5(1): 281 (seors. 129). 1849

Loxsomataceae C.Presl – Gefässbundel Farrn 31. 1847

2 genera, 2 spp.

Loxsoma R.Br. ex A.Cunn. – Compan. Bot. Mag. 2: 366. 1837 [1 Jul 1837] , as ‘Loxoma’

Distribution: New Zealand

Loxsomopsis Christ – Bull. Herb. Boissier ser. 2, 4(5): 399. 1904 [30 Apr 1904]

Distribution: South America

Metaxyaceae Pic.Serm. – Webbia 24(2): 701. 1970 [28 Apr 1970]

1 genus, 6 spp.
= Metaxyoideae B.K.Nayar – Taxon 19: 235. 1970

Metaxya C.Presl – Tent. Pterid. 59. 1836 [ante 2 Dec 1836]

Distribution: trop. America. Revision: Cárdenas et al. (2016). Checklist revised by H. Tuomisto (2021)
= Amphidesmium Schott – Gen. Fil. [Schott] ad t.5. 1834

Plagiogyriaceae Bower – Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 40: 484. 1926

1 genus, 12 spp.

Plagiogyria (Kunze) Mett. – Abh. Senckenberg. Naturf. Ges. 2(2): 265. 1858 [Aug 1858] ; reprinted as Farngatt. 2(Plagiogyria): 1. Sep 1859; cf. Copeland, Philipp. J. Sci. 38: 377 f (1929).

Distribution: Mostly Japan, China, Malesia, India, 1 neotropical
= Lomaria sect. Plagiogyria Kunze – Farrnkr. 2: 61, 63 (1850)
= Polygramma C.Presl – Epimel. Bot. 156. 1851 [Oct 1851]

Thyrsopteridaceae C.Presl – Gefässbundel Farrn 38. 1847

1 genus, 1 sp.
= Thyrsopteridoideae B.K.Nayar – Taxon 19(2): 230. 1970
= Thyrsopterideae Pfeiff. – Nomencl. Bot. 2(2): 1411 (1874)

Thyrsopteris Kunze – Linnaea 9(4): 507. 1835 [1835 prim.]

Distribution: Juan Fdz. Isl.
= Chonta Molina – Saggio storia nat. Chile 156 (1782)
= Panicularia Colla – Herb. Pedem. 6: 235. 1836 ; et in Mem. Reale Accad. Sci. Torino 39: 33 (Apr 1837)

Polypodiales Link – Hort. Berol. 2: 5 (1833) (Polypodiaceae)

= Aspleniales Pic. Serm. ex Reveal – Phytologia 79: 72 (1996) (Order)
= Athyriales Shmakov – Turczaninowia 4: 55 (2001) (Order)
= Blechnales Pic. Serm. ex Reveal – Phytologia 74: 175 (1993) (Order)
= Davalliales Schmakov – Turczaninowia 12(3/4): 141 (2009)
= Dennstaedtiales Doweld – Tent. Syst. Pl. Vasc. x (2001) (Order)
= Dryopteridales Shmakov – Turczaninowia 4: 66, 67 (2001) (Order)
= Filicales Dumort. – Anal. Fam. Pl. 67 (1829), nom. illeg.
= Lindsaeales Doweld – New Syllabus: 353 (2006) (Order)
= Lonchitidales Doweld – New Syllabus: 353 (2006) (Order)
= Monachosorales Doweld – New Syllabus: 356 (2006) (Order)
= Negripteridales Pic. Serm. ex Reveal – Phytologia 74: 176 (1993) (Order)
= Parkeriales A. B. Frank – Syn. Pflanzenkd. (Leunis) ed. 2, 3: 1452, 1458 (1887) (Order)
= Platyzomatales Pic. Serm. ex Reveal – Phytologia 74: 176 (1993) (Order)
= Pteridales Doweld – Tent. Syst. Pl. Vasc. xi (2001) (Order)
= Saccolomatales Doweld – New Syllabus: 354 (2006) (Order)
= Thelypteridales Doweld – Tent. Syst. Pl. Vasc. xi (2001) (Order)
= Davalliinae Payer – Bot. Crypt.: 199 (1850)
= Dennstaedtiidae Doweld – Tent. Syst. Pl. Vasc. x (2001)
= Polypodiinae Dumort. – Anal. Fam. Pl.: 67 (1829)
= Polypodiophyta Cronquist, Takht. & Zimmerm. – Taxon 15: 133 (1966)
= Polypodiophytina Reveal – Phytologia 79: 70 (1996)
= Polypodiopsida Cronquist, Takht. & Zimmerm. – Taxon 15: 133 (1966)
= Pteridopsida Ritgen – Aufeinanderfolge Org. Gest.: 63 (1828) (Class)

Arthropteridaceae Hong M.Liu, Hovenkamp & H.Schneid. – Taxon 62(4): 697. 2013 [21 Aug 2013]

1 genus, 13 spp. The family was accepted as separate from Tectariaceae by PPG-II.

Arthropteris J.Sm. – Bot. Antarct. Voy. II. (Fl. Nov.-Zel.). 43. 1854 [27 Apr 1854]

Distribution: Paleotropical to south-temperate, mostly trop. Africa and Madagascar, 2 Malesia, 4 Australia, not in America, but 1 sp. Juan Fernandez Islands
= Psammiosorus C.Chr. – Cat. Pl. Madag., Pterid. 33. 1932 [Jul 1931, publ Feb 1932] ; & Dansk Bot. Ark. 7. 73 t. 24. 1932

Aspleniaceae Newman – Hist. Brit. Ferns 6. 1840 [1-5 Feb 1840]

2(-6) genera, ca. 750 spp.
= Asplenioideae Link – Fil. Sp.: 73 (1841)
= Asplenieae Gaudich. – Freycinet, Voy. Uranie, Bot.: 311 (1828)
= Aspleniinae Dumort. – Anal. Fam. Pl.: 67 (1829)

Asplenium L. – Sp. Pl. 2: 1078. 1753 [1 May 1753] ; & Gen. Pl. ed. 5, 485, 1754

Distribution: Worldwide. Inclusion of all formerly separate satellite genera fide Smith et al. (2006) and other recent authors. The separation of Hymenasplenium remains controversial.
= Acropteris Link – Hort. Berol. [Link] 2: 55. 1833 [Jul-Dec 1833]
= Amesium Newman – Hist. Brit. Ferns, ed. 2 10. 1844
= Antigramma C.Presl – Tent. Pterid. 120. 1836
= Asplenidictyum J.Sm. in Hook. – Icon. Pl. 10: t.937. 1854 [25 Jan 1854] , syn.; & Hist. Fil. 333. 1875
= Biropteris Kümmerle – Magyar Bot. Lapok 19: 2. 1922
= Boniniella Hayata – Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 41: 709. 1927 ; & 42. 337. 1928; Flora 124. 50
= Caenopteris P.J.Bergius – Acta Acad. Sci. Imp. Petrop. 1782(2): 249. 1786 [1782 publ 1786]
= Camptosorus Link – Hort. Berol. [Link] 2: 69. 1833 [Jul-Dec 1833]
= Ceterach Lam. & DC. – Fl. Franc. [de Candolle & Lamarck], ed. 3. 2: 566. 1805 ; Willdenow, Enum. 1068. 1809; sp. pl. 5. 136. 1810
= Ceterachopsis (J.Sm.) Ching – Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol. Bot. 10: 8. 1940
= Chamaefilix Hill ex Farw. – Amer. Midl. Naturalist 12: 239, 268. 1931
= Cheilosorum J. Sm. – Hist. Fil. 317 (1875)
= Cryptostigma A.Braun – Fil. Hort. Bot. Lips. 80. 1856 [May-Jun 1856]
= Darea Juss. – Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 15. 1789 [4 Aug 1789] ; & Smith, Mem. Acad. Turin 5. 409 (1793)
= Dareastrum Fée – Mém. Foug. 5 (Gen. Filic.): 190 (1852)
= Diellia Brack. – U.S. Expl. Exped., Filic. 16: 217. 1854 ; C. Wilkes Expl. Exped.
= Diplora Baker – J. Bot. 11: 235. 1873
= Eremopodium Trevis. – Atti Reale Ist. Veneto Sci. Lett. Arti 5(3): 589. 1877
= Glossopteris Raf. – J. Phys. Chim. Hist. Nat. Arts 89: 262. 1819
= Hemionites J. Sm. – Hist. Fil. 318 (1875)
= Hemionitidastrum Fée – Mém. Foug. 5 (Gen. Filic.): 190 (1852)
= Holodictyum Maxon – Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 10: 481. 1908
= Homatoneuron Klotzsch – Linnaea 20: 354 (1847)
= Lobium Keyserl. – Polyp. Herb. Bunge 15 (1873)
= Loxoscaphe T.Moore – Hooker’s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 5: 227. 1853
= Macrophyllidium Rosenst. – Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 13: 216 (1914)
= Micrasplenium Keyserl. – Polyp. Herb. Bunge 15 (1873)
= Micropodium Rchb. – Consp. Regn. Veg. [H.G.L.Reichenbach] 185. 1828
= Myriotheca Comm. ex Juss. – Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 15, 447. 1789 [4 Aug 1789]
= Neottopteridastrum Fée – Mém. Foug. 5 (Gen. Filic.): 190 (1852)
= Neottopteris J.Sm. – J. Bot. (Hooker) 3: 409. 1841 ; & 4: 175. 1841
= Notolepeum Newman – Hist. Brit. Ferns, ed. 2 9. 1844
= Onopteris Neck. – Elem. Bot. (Necker) 3: 316. 1790
= Parasplenium Keyserl. – Polyp. Herb. Bunge 15 (1873)
= Phyllitis Hill – Brit. Herb. 525, t. 74 (1756)
= Phyllitopsis Reichst. – Bot. Helv. 91: 107. 1981
= Pleurosorus Fée – Mém. Foug., 5. Gen. Filic. 179. 1852
= Schaffneria Fée ex T.Moore – Index Fil. (T.Moore) 1: liii. 1857
= Scolopendrium Adans. – Fam. Pl. (Adanson) 2: 20, 602. 1763 [Jul-Aug 1763] ; & Smith, Mem. Acad. Turin 5. 410. 1793
= Sinephropteris Mickel – Brittonia 28(3): 326. 1976
= Stormesia J.Kickx f. – Fl. Crypt. Louvain 8. 1835
= Tarachia C.Presl – Epimel. Bot. 74. 1851 [Oct 1851]
= Thamnopteris C.Presl – Epimel. Bot. 68. 1851 [Oct 1851]
= Trichomanes Bubani – Fl. Pyren. (Bubani) 4: 424. [Dec 1901-Feb 1902]
= Triphlebia Baker – Malesia 3: 41. 1886
= Asplenium nothosubgen. Asplenoceterach (D.E.Mey.) Rosselló, Mus, Salvo & N.Torres – Candollea 45(1): 80. 1990
= Asplenium subgen. Phyllitopsis (Reichstein) Jermy & Viane – Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 109(3): 322. 1992
= xAsplenosorus Wherry – Amer. Fern J. 27: 56 (1937), nomen
= × Asplenophyllitis Alston – Proc. Linn. Soc. London 152: 139. 1940
= × Ceterophyllitis Pic.Serm. – Webbia 34(1): 208. 1979

Hymenasplenium Hayata – Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 41: 712. 1927

Distribution: Mainly tropical Asia and China, few tropical America, 1 tropical Africa, few Pacific. Separation from Asplenium supported by Ohlsen et al. (2014).

Athyriaceae Alston – Taxon 5: 25. 1956 [25 Mar 1956]

6-7 genera, ca. 760 spp. Circumscription following Rothfels et al. (2012). According to Fraser-Jenkins et al. (2018) it should be included in Woodsiaceae s. lat.
= Athyrioideae B.K.Nayar – Taxon 19: 235. 1970
= Deparioideae M.L.Wang & Y.T.Hsieh – Acta Phytotax. Sin. 42(6): 526. 2004 [Nov 2004]
= Diplazioideae Ching & Z. R. Wang – Acta Phytotax. Sin. 35: 35 (1997)
= Diplazioideae Shmakov – Turczaninowia 4(1-2): 59 (2001), nom. superfl.
= Diplazieae Pfeiff. – Nomencl. Bot. 1(1): 628 (1873)
= Physematieae J. Sm. – (1875)
= Athyriinae Milde – Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 28: 332 (1870)
= Diplaziinae Payer – Bot. Crypt.: 198 (1850)

Anisocampium C.Presl – Epimel. Bot. 58. 1851 [Oct 1851]

Distribution: E-Asia, S-Himalaya and Indochina, 1 to Sri Lanka and Malesia. Revision see Liu et al. (2011), systematics Wei et al. (2018). Fraser-Jenkins (2018) includes the genus in Athyrium s. lat.
= Kuniwatsukia Pic.Serm. – Webbia 28: 455. 1973 [30 Dec 1973]
= Microchlaena Wight & Arn. – Cat. Ind. Pl. 16 (1833).

Athyrium Roth – Tent. Fl. Germ. 3(1.1): 31, 58. 1799 [Jun-Sep 1799] ; et in Arch. Bot. [Leipzig] 2(1): 106 (1799 publ May-Jul 1800)

Distribution: Worldwide, mostly northern hemisphere, many in China (over 100), several in trop. Africa and Madagascar, few in the New World.
= Hypochlamys Fée – Mém. Foug., 5. Gen. Filic. 200. 1852 [1850-1852]
= Neoathyrium Ching & Z.R.Wang – Acta Phytotax. Sin. 20(1): 76. 1982 [18 Feb 1982]
= Pseudocystopteris Ching – Acta Phytotax. Sin. 9(1): 76. 1964 [18 Jan 1964]
= Solenopteris Zenker ms. ex Kunze – Linnaea 24: 267 (1851)

Cornopteris Nakai – Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 44: 7. 1930

Distribution: China, E-Asia, N-trop. Asia. Fraser-Jenkins et al. (2018) make a strong argument to keep the genus separate from Athyrium s. lat., supported by molecular results (Wei et al. 2017)
= Athyrium subgen. Cornopteris (Nakai) Seriz. – J. Jap. Bot. 56(7): 194 (1981)

Deparia Hook. & Grev. – Icon. Filic. 2(8): t.154. 1829 [1829 or 1830]

Distribution: Mostly China, some trop. Asia, Pacific, few Madagascar, 1 in North America
= Athyriopsis Ching – Acta Phytotax. Sin. 9(1): 63. 1964 [18 Jan 1964]
= Deparia sect. Athyriopsis (Ching) M. Kato – (1984)
= Deparia sect. Dryoathyrium (Ching) M. Kato – (1977)
= Deparia sect. Lunathyrium (Koidz.) M. Kato – (1977)
= Dictyodroma Ching – Acta Phytotax. Sin. 9(1): 57. 1964 [18 Jan 1964]
= Dryoathyrium Ching – Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol. Bot. 11: 79. 1941
= Lunathyrium Koidz. – Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 1(1): 30. 1932 [20 Apr 1932]
= Lunathyrium sect. Athyriopsis (Ching) Ohba – (1965)
= Lunathyrium sect. Dryoathyrium (Ching) Ohba – (1965)
= Neotriblemma Nakaike – J. Nippon Fernist Club 3(Suppl. 2): 128. 2004 [Feb. 2004] , =Index to Scientific Names of Japanese Pteridophytes
= Parathyrium Holttum – Kew Bull. 13(3): 448, f.1(b). 1959 [1958 publ. 11 May 1959]
= × Depazium Nakaike – New Fl. Jap. Pterid. 840. 1992
= × Neotribleparia Nakaike – J. Nippon Fernist Club 3(Suppl. 2): 128. 2004 [Feb. 2004] [Index to Scientific Names of Japanese Pteridophytes]

Diplazium Sw. – J. Bot. (Schrader) 1800(2): 4, 61. 1801 [Oct-Dec 1801]

Distribution: Cosmopolitan, 100 spp. in tropical America, ca. 80 in China. Phylogeny and inclusion of Allantodia, Callipteris and Monomelangium see Wei et al. (2013). Several new species await description in Taiwan (Knapp, in litt. 2016)
= Allantodia R. Br. – Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. 149 (1810)
= Allantodia Wall. – Pl. asiat. rar. 1: 44, t. 22 (1830) (non R. Br. (1810))
= Anisogonium C.Presl – Tent. Pterid. 115. 1836
= Arcasplenium T.Moore – Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1901(175-177): 145. [Jul-Sep 1901]
= Brachysorus C.Presl – Epimel. Bot. 70. 1851 [Oct 1851]
= Callipteridastrum Fée – Mém. Foug. 5 (Gen. Filic.): 213 (1852)
= Callipteris Bory – Voy. Iles Afrique 1: 282. 1804 [Sep 1804]
= Didymochlamys Hook.f. – Hooker’s Icon. Pl. 14: t. 1122. 1872 [Aug 1872]
= Digrammaria C.Presl – Tent. Pterid. 116. 1836
= Lotzea Klotzsch & H.Karst. – Linnaea 20(3): 358. 1847 [Jun 1847]
= Microstegia C.Presl – Epimel. Bot. 90. 1851 [Oct 1851]
= Monomelangium Hayata – Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 42: 343. 1928
= Ochlogramma C.Presl – Epimel. Bot. 93. 1851 [Oct 1851]
= Oxygonium C.Presl – Tent. Pterid. 117. 1836
= Pteriglyphis Fée – Congr. Sci. France 10(1): 178. 1843 ; & Gen. Fil. 219. 1850-52

Ephemeropteris R.C.Moran & Sundue – Taxon 68(3): 432. 2019 [19 Aug 2019] [epublished]

Distribution: Mexico to Venezuela

Pseudathyrium Newman – Phytologist 4: 370. 1851

Distribution: Europa, W-Asia. Separation from Athyrium supported by molecular results (Wei et al. 2017), sister to Cornopteris.

× Apseudathyrium Xia Wan & Li Bing Zhang – Phytotaxa 575(1): 104. 2022 [6 Dec 2022] [epublished]

Distribution: Europe
= × Schnellerathyrium Hong M.Liu, Schuettp. & H.Schneid. – J. Syst. Evol. 58(6): 999. 2020 [21 May 2020] [epublished]

× Cornoathyrium Nakaike – New Fl. Jap. Pterid. 840. 1992

Distribution: mostly E-Asia. If Cornopteris is kept separate on phylogenetic grounds, this hybrid genus also has to be kept.

Blechnaceae Newman – Hist. Brit. Ferns, ed. 2 8. 1844

7-24 genera, ca. 260 spp. Systematics following revision of Gasper et al. (2016)

Blechnoideae Hook. – Sp. Fil. 3: 1 (1859)

= Blechnoideae Gasper, V. A. O. Dittrich & Salino – Phytotaxa 275(3): 201 (2016), nom. superfl.
= Lomarioideae Hook. – Sp. Fil. 3: 1 (1859)
= Blechneae C. Presl – Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., ser. 5, 6: 463 (1851)
= Doodieae Gaudich. – Freycinet, Voy. Uranie, Bot.: 400 (1829)
= Lomarieae Hance – J. Bot. 3: 342 (1865)
= Blechninae Coss. & Germ. – Syn. Anal. Fl. Environ. Paris, ed. 3: 574 (1876)

Austroblechnum Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich – Phytotaxa 275(3): 202. 2016 [21 Sep 2016] [epublished]

Distribution: Tropical to south-tropical, many in temperate South America, Pacific and New Zealand, few trop. America (north to Mexico and Caribbean), Madagascar, Malesia

Blechnidium T.Moore – Brit. Ferns [T. Moore] 2: 210. 1860

Distribution: China and Taiwan to NE-India

Blechnopsis C. Presl – Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., ser. 5, 6: 115 (1851)

Distribution: Asia, Pacific

Blechnum L. – Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 2: 1077. 1753 [1 May 1753] ; et in Genera Plantarum ed. 5: 485 (1754).

Distribution: Mostly neotropical, few southern Africa
= Blechnopteris Trevis. – Atti Reale Ist. Veneto Sci. Lett. Arti 2(2): 166. 1851
= Distaxia C.Presl – Epimel. Bot. 110. 1851 [Oct 1851]
= Mesothema C.Presl – Epimel. Bot. 111. 1851 [Oct 1851]

Brainea J.Sm. – Cat. Ferns Kew 5. 1856

Distribution: Trop. Asia
= Bowringia Hook. – Hooker’s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 5: 237. 1853

Cleistoblechnum Gasper & Salino – Phytotaxa 275(3): 207. 2016 [21 Sep 2016] [epublished]

Distribution: China, Taiwan

Cranfillia Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich – Phytotaxa 275(3): 207. 2016 [21 Sep 2016] [epublished]

Distribution: Malesia (4), many Pacific, neotropical (4)

Diploblechnum Hayata – Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 41: 702. 1927 [1928?]

Distribution: Malesia, Australia, Pacific
= Pteridoblechnum Hennipman – Blumea 13(2): 397. 1966 [16 Feb 1966]
= Steenisioblechnum Hennipman – Blumea 30(1): 17. 1984

Doodia R.Br. – Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. 151. 1810 [27 Mar 1810]

Distribution: Australia, New Zealand, Pacific to Hawaii

Icarus Gasper & Salino – Phytotaxa 275(3): 209. 2016 [21 Sep 2016] [epublished]

Distribution: New Zealand

Lomaria Willd. – Mag. Neuesten Entdeck. Gesammten Naturk. Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 3: 160. 1809

Distribution: South America, South Africa, Australia, New Caledonia
= Stegania R.Br. – Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. 152. 1810 [27 Mar 1810]

Lomaridium C.Presl – Epimel. Bot. 154. 1851 [Oct 1851]

Distribution: Neotropics, trop. E-Africa, Madagascar, 1 Australasia

Lomariocycas (J.Sm.) Gasper & A.R.Sm. – Phytotaxa 275(3): 212. 2016 [21 Sep 2016] [epublished]

Distribution: Neotropics, Africa, Madagascar

Neoblechnum Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich – Phytotaxa 275(3): 214. 2016 [21 Sep 2016] [epublished]

Distribution: Neotropics

Oceaniopteris Gasper & Salino – Phytotaxa 275(3): 214. 2016 [21 Sep 2016] [epublished]

Distribution: Malesia, W-Pacific, Australia

Parablechnum C.Presl – Epimel. Bot. 109. 1851 [Oct 1851]

Distribution: Pantropical
= Lomaria subgen. Paralomaria Fée – Mém. Foug. 5 (Gen. Filic.): 68 (1852)
= Orthogramma C.Presl – Epimel. Bot. 121. 1851 [Oct 1851] ; =Abh. Kongl. Bohm. Wiss. ser. 2, 6 (Oct. 1851) 481

Sadleria Kaulf. – Enum. Filic. 161. 1824 [8 Apr-28 May 1824]

Distribution: Hawaii

Spicantopsis Nakai – Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 47(555): 180. 1933 [20 Mar 1933]

Distribution: E-Asia. Circumscription: Molino et al. (201)

Struthiopteris Scop. – Meth. Pl. 25 (1754), et Fl. Carn. 168 (1760)

Distribution: E-Asia (1), holarctic (2)
= Homophyllum Merino – Contr. Fl. Galicia Suppl. 1: 7-8. 1898
= Spicanta C.Presl – Epimel. Bot. 114. 1851 [Oct 1851] ; later publ.: Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss. ser. 5, 6: 474. Oct 1851; O. Ktze. Rev. Gen. Pl. 2. 820. 1891

Stenochlaenoideae J.P.Roux – Conspect. South. Afr. Pteridophyta 156. 2001

= Stenochlaenaceae Ching – Acta Phytotax. Sin. 16(4): 18. 1978
= Stenochlaeneae Small – Fern Trop. Florida: 12 (1918)

Salpichlaena J.Sm. – J. Bot. (Hooker) 4: 168. 1841 [Aug 1841]

Distribution: Tropical America. Revision: Cárdenas et al. (2019). Genus listing revised by H. Tuomisto (2021)

Stenochlaena J.Sm. – J. Bot. (Hooker) 3: 401. 1841 ; 4: 149. 1841

Distribution: India to NE-Australia, east to W-Pacific, 1 trop. Africa
= Cafraria C. Presl – Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss. 5(6) (Epim. Bot.): 166 (1851)
= Lomariobotrys Fée – Mém. Foug., 5. Gen. Filic. 45. 1852 [1850-1852]

Telmatoblechnum Perrie, D.J.Ohlsen & Brownsey – Taxon 63(4): 755. 2014 [28 Aug 2014]

Distribution: Trop. Asia, Australia (1), trop. America to Florida (1)
= Blechnopsis Sect. Diafnia C. Presl – Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss. 5(6) (Epim. Bot.): 119 (1851)

Woodwardioideae Gasper, V.A.O.Dittrich & Salino – Phytotaxa 275(3): 197. 2016 [21 Sep 2016] [epublished]

Anchistea C.Presl – Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss. ser. 5, 6: 431. 1851 [Oct 1851] ; alt. publ.: Epimel. Bot. 71. Oct 1851.

Distribution: North America

Lorinseria C.Presl – Epimel. Bot. 72. 1851 [Oct 1851]

Distribution: North America

Woodwardia Sm. – Mém. Acad. Roy. Sci. (Turin) 5: 411. 1793 ; Cf. Nakai, Bot. Mag. Tokyo 39. 101. 1925 et Ching,Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. 2. 1. 1931.

Distribution: Widespread in northern hemisphere, south to Costa Rica, W-Indonesia, mainly E-Asia, America (3)
= Chieniopteris Ching – Acta Phytotax. Sin. 9(1): 37. 1964 [18 Jan 1964]
= Woodwardia sect. Chieniopteris (Ching) Cranfill – Pteridol. New Millennium 45 (2003)

Cystodiaceae J.R.Croft – Kew Bull. 41(4): 797. 1986 [20 Oct 1986]

1 genus, 1 sp.

Cystodium J.Sm. – Gen. Fil. [Hooker] ad t. 96. 1841

Distribution: Malesia
= Cystodiopteris Rauschert – Taxon 31(3): 555. 1982 , nom. nov.

Cystopteridaceae (Payer) Shmakov – Turczaninowia 4(1-2): 60 (2001).

3-4 genera, ca. 35 spp. Family status confirmed by Rothfels et al. (2012)
= Cystopterioideae Ching & Z.R.Wang – Acta Phytotax. Sin. 35(1): 34. 1997
= Cystopteridinae Payer – Bot. Crypt.: 198 (1850) (Cystopterideae)

Acystopteris Nakai – Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 47: 180. 1933

Distribution: Himalaya to Japan and Malesia. Valid genus separate from Cystopteris fide Fraser-Jenkins et al. (2018)
= Cystopteris subgen. Acystopteris (Nakai) Blasdell – Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 21(4): 49 (1963)

Cystopteris Bernh. – Neues J. Bot. 1(2): 5, 26. 1805 [Oct-Nov 1805]

Distribution: Worldwide, mountains in tropics. There are probably many more cryptic species to be described, based on phylogenetics.
= Cyclopteris Gray – Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 9. 1821
= Cyste Dulac – Fl. Hautes-Pyrénées 33. 1867
= Cystea Sm. – Engl. Fl. 4: 260, 284. 1828
= Cystoathyrium Ching – Acta Phytotax. Sin. 11(1): 22. 1966 [17 Jan 1966]
= Filicula Ség. – Pl. Veron. 3: 55. 1754 [Jul-Aug 1754]
= Filix Adans. – Fam. Pl. 2: 20, 558 (1763) (non Ludwig, Instit. Hist. Phys. Regni Veg. ed. II: 142 (1757))
= Filix-fragilis Gilib. – Exerc. Phyt. 2: 558 (1792)
= Rhizomatopteris A.P.Khokhr. – Fl. Magadan. Obl. 347. 1985

Gymnocarpium Newman – Phytologist 4: 371. 1851

Distribution: 5 spp. north-temperate, 1 sp. Taiwan, 1 Himalaya to New Guinea
= Carpogymnia D.Löve & Á.Löve – Univ. Colorado Stud. Ser. Biol. 24: 8. 1966
= Currania Copel. – Philipp. J. Sci., C 4: 112. 1909

× Cystocarpium Fraser-Jenk. – Taxon. Revis. Indian Subcontinental Pteridophytes 207. 2008 [27 Nov 2008]

Cystopteris x Gymnocarpium

Davalliaceae M.R.Schomb. – Reis. Br.-Guiana [Ri. Schomburgk] 2: 883. 1848 [12-15 Jul 1848]

1-4 genera, ca. 60 spp. In the newest revision by Tsutsumi et al. (2016) all genera are merged into one Davallia sensu lato. Gymnogrammitis and Leucosoria have been moved to other families. As with other genera, we prefer not to merge everything into one monster genus and keep Davallodes separate.
= Davallioideae Hook. – Sp. Fil. 1: 150 (1845)
= Davallieae Gaudich. – Voy. Uranie [Freycinet] 370 (1829)

Davallia Sm. – Mém. Acad. Roy. Sci. Turin 5: 414, t.9(6). 1793

Distribution: Mostly trop. and subtrop. Asia, some Pacific and Australia, few in Canary Isl. (1) and trop. Africa (1). Systematics in Malesia following for better alternatives mostly Nooteboom (1994), who sank too much into synonymy fide Fraser-Jenkins (2008).
= Araiostegiella M. Kato & Tsutsumi – Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 59(1): 6 (2008)
= Colposoria C. Presl – Tent. Pterid. 128 (1836)
= Davallia sect. Araiostegiella (M. Kato & Tsutsumi) Tsutsumi & M. Kato – Taxon 65(6): 1245 (2016)
= Humata Cav. – Descr. Pl. (Cavanilles) 272. 1802
= Pachypleuria C.Presl – Epimel. Bot. 98. 1851 [Oct 1851]
= Paradavallodes Ching – Acta Phytotax. Sin. 11(1): 18. 1966 [17 Jan 1966]
= Parasorus Alderw. – Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg sér. 3, 4: 317. 1922
= Parestia C.Presl – Epimel. Bot. 99. 1851 [Oct 1851]
= Pteroneuron DC. ex Meisn. – Pl. Vasc. Gen. [Meisner] 10. 1837 : orth. var. of Pteroneurum DC.
= Scyphularia Fée – Mém. Foug., 5. Gen. Filic. 324. 1852 ; & Copeland, Phil. Journ. Sci. 34. 254. 1927.
= Stenochlamys Griff. – Not. Pl. Asiat. 2: 610. 1849
= Stenolobus C.Presl – Tent. Pterid. 130. 1836
= Trogostolon Copel. – Philipp. J. Sci. 34: 251. 1927
= Wibelia Bernh. – J. Bot. (Schrader) 1800(2): 122 (1801), nom. illeg. (non Fée 1852)

Davallodes (Copel.) Copel. – Philipp. J. Sci., C 3: 33 (1908)

Distribution: trop. and subtrop. Asia
= Araiostegia Copel. – Philipp. J. Sci. 34: 240. 1927 ; & Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 16. 97, 12. 399. 1931 (clavis sp.)
= Davallia sect. Davallodes (Copel.) Tsutsumi & M. Kato – Taxon 65(6): 1246 (2016)
= Katoella Fraser-Jenk. – Ferns Fern-Allies Nepal 1: 33. 2015 [12 Apr 2015]
= Microlepia sect. Davallodes Copel. – Polyp. Philipp. 55 (1905)

Dennstaedtiaceae Pic.Serm. – Webbia 24(2): 704. 1970 [28 Apr 1970]

11 genera, ca. 230 spp. Phylogeny: Triana-Moreno et al. (2023)
= Hypolepidaceae Pic.Serm. – Webbia 24(2): 705. 1970 [28 Apr 1970]
= Monachosoraceae Ching – Acta Phytotax. Sin. 14: 17 (1978)
= Pteridiaceae Ching – Acta Phytotax. Sin. 13(1): 96. 1975

Dennstaedtioideae – NA

= Microlepieae Kuhn – Chaetopterides: 4 (1882)
= Dennstaedtiinae Prantl – Arbeiten Königl. Bot. Gart. Breslau 1: 8 (1892)

Dennstaedtia T. Moore – Index Filic. (T. Moore) 97 (1859), nom. cons.

Distribution: Mostly tropical/subtropical, 12 neotropical
= Costaricia Christ – Bull. Soc. Bot. Genève ser. 2, 1: 229. 1909
= Leptolepia Mett. ex Kuhn – Chaetopterides 348. 1882
= Litolobium Newman – Phytologist 5: 236. 1854
= Oenotrichia Copel. – Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 16: 82. 1929
= Paradennstaedtia Tagawa – J. Jap. Bot. 27: 213. 1952
= Patania C.Presl – Tent. Pterid. 137. 1836

Microlepia C.Presl – Tent. Pterid. 124, t.4(21-23). 1836 [ante-2 Dec 1836]

Distribution: Pantropical, mostly tropical Asia, China (24), 1 adventive to tropical America
= Dennstaedtia Bernh. – J. Bot. (Schrader) 3(2): 124. 1801 [Apr 1801]
= Scyphofilix Thouars – Gen. Nov. Madagasc. 1. 1806 [17 Nov 1806] ; & Romer, Collect. Bot.: 195 (1809).
= Scypholepia J.Sm. – Hist. Fil. 261. 1875
= Scyphopteris Raf. – Princ. Fond. Somiol. 26. 1814 [Sep-Dec 1814]

Mucura L.A.Triana & Sundue – Taxon 72(1): 40. 2022 [14 Dec 2022] [epublished]

Distribution: South and Central America north to S-USA

Sitobolium Desv. – Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 6(3): 262. 1827 [Jul 1827] ; & Prodr. Foug.

Distribution: trop. Asia, E-Asia, 1 temperate North America
= Adectum Link – Fil. Spec. 41, 42. 1841
= Coptidipteris Nakai & Momose – Cytologia (Fujii Jub. vol. 1): 365. 1937
= Emodiopteris Ching & S.K.Wu – Acta Phytotax. Sin. 16(4): 21. 1978 [18 Nov 1978]
= Fuziifilix Nakai & Momose – Cytologia (Fujii Jub. Vol.): 365. 1937

Hypolepidoideae Lovis – NA

= Hypolepidinae Pfeiff. – Nomencl. Bot. 1(1): 704 (1873)

Blotiella R.M.Tryon – Contr. Gray Herb. 191: 96. 1962

Distribution: Africa and Madagascar (19 spp.), 1 sp. Neotropics

Histiopteris (J. Agardh) J. Sm. – Hist. Fil. 294 (1875)

Distribution: Mostly Malesia, 1 sp. pantropical
= Lepidocaulon Copel. – Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 18: 218. 1942
= Pteris subgen. Histiopteris J. Agardh – Recens. Spec. Pter. 76 (1839)

Hiya H.Shang – Molec. Phylogen. Evol. 126: 457. 2018 [1 May 2018] [epublished]

Distribution: Malesia (2 spp.), SW-Pacific (1 sp.), trop. America (1 sp.)

Hypolepis Bernh. – Neues J. Bot. 1(2): 34. 1805

Distribution: Worldwide tropical/subtropical

Paesia A.St.-Hil. – Voy. Distr. Diam. 1: 381. 1833

Distribution: Taiwan and Sumatra to New Caledonia and New Zealand, 3 tropical America

Pteridium Gled. ex Scop. – Fl. Carniol. 169. 1760 [15 Jun-21 Jul 1760]

Distribution: Worldwide. Fraser-Jenkins et al. (2015) treat most of the taxa as separate species. Zhou et al. (2014) argue for keeping only two diploid species and two tetraploids, treating the rest of the taxa as geographically isolated subspecies.
= Aquilina C.Presl – Farnkr. Jetztw. 91. 1864
= Cincinalis Gled. – Syst. Pl. Stamin. Situ: 290 (1764)
= Eupteris Newman – Phytologist 2: 278. 1845
= Filix Ludw. – Inst. Reg. Veg., ed. 2: 142 (1757), nom. illeg.
= Filix-Foemina Hill – Family Herbal (1755)
= Filix-foemina Hill ex Farw. – Amer. Midl. Naturalist 12: 290 (1931)
= Nymphopteris Webb & Berthel. – Hist. nat. Canar. 82 (1763)
= Ornithopteris (J. Agardh) J. Sm. – Hist. Fil. 297 (1875) (non Bernh. 1806)

Monachosoroideae Crabbe, Jermy & Mickel – Fern Gaz. 11: 155. 1975

= Monachosoreae R. M. Tryon & A. F. Tryon – Rhodora 84: 126 (1982)

Monachosorum Kunze – Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 6: 119. 1848

Distribution: C-Himalaya and Yunnan to Honshu, Taiwan to Philippines and Borneo, New Guinea
= Monachosorella Hayata – Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 41: 573, 642, f. 1927 ; & Flora 124. 44
= Ptilopteris Hance – J. Bot. 22: 138. 1884

Desmophlebiaceae Mynssen, A.Vasco, Sylvestre, R.C.Moran & Rouhan – Taxon 65(1): 26. 2016 [8 Mar 2016]

1 genus, 2 spp.

Desmophlebium Mynssen, A.Vasco, Sylvestre, R.C.Moran & Rouhan – Taxon 65(1): 27. 2016 [8 Mar 2016]

Distribution: Trop. America

Didymochlaenaceae Ching ex Li Bing Zhang & Liang Zhang – Taxon 64(1): 34. 2015 [2 Mar 2015]

1 genus, 22 spp. Frequently included in Hypodematiaceae

Didymochlaena Desv. – Mag. Neuesten Entdeck. Gesammten Naturk. Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 5: 303. 1811

Distribution: Tropics of the Old World, 1 pantropics. Revision: Shang & Zhang (2023).
= Hippodium Gaudich. – Voy. Uranie [Freycinet] 340. 1828
= Hysterocarpus Langsd. – Mém. Foug., 5. Gen. Filic. 216. 1852 1850-1852
= Monochlaena Cass. – Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2. [F. Cuvier] 50: 496. 1827 [Nov 1827]
= Tegularia Reinw. – Syll. Pl. Nov. 2: 3. 1825

Diplaziopsidaceae X.C.Zhang & Christenh. – Phytotaxa 19: 15. 2011 [18 Feb 2011]

2 genera, 3-4 spp. Family status confirmed by Rothfels et al. (2012)

Diplaziopsis C.Chr. – Index Filic. 227. 1905

Distribution: E- and tropical Asia (2-3), North America (1)
= Homalosorus Pic.Serm. – Webbia 31(1): 246. 1977

Dryopteridaceae Ching – Acta Phytotax. Sin. 10: 2. 1965

26 genera, ca. 2100 spp.
= Aspidiaceae Burnett – Outl. Bot.: 324, 1156 (1835), nom. illeg.
= Aspidiaceae Mett. ex A. B. Frank – Leunis, Syn. Pflanzenk. ed. 2. 3: 1469 (1877), nom. illeg.
= Bolbitidaceae (Pic.Serm.) Ching – Acta Phytotax. Sin. 16(3): 15. 1978
= Elaphoglossaceae Pic.Serm. – Webbia 23: 209. 1968. 1968
= Filicaceae Juss. – Gen. Pl. 14. (1789), as ‘Filices’, nom. illeg., rej.
= Peranemataceae (C. Presl) Ching – Sunyatsenia 5: 246 (1940), nom. rej.

Dryopteridoideae B.K.Nayar – Taxon 19: 235. 1970

= Peranematoideae Fraser-Jenk. – New Sp. Syndr. Indian Pteridol. 297. 1997
= Polystichoideae Fraser-Jenk. – New Sp. Syndr. Indian Pteridol. 297. 1997
= Dryopterideae Ching – Acta Phytotax. Sin. 10: 2 (1965)
= Peranemateae C. Presl – Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., ser. 4, 5: 64 (1836)
= Polysticheae Tod. – Syn. Pl. Acot. Vasc.: 33 (1866)
= Peranematinae Trevis. – Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital. 7: 159 (1875)

Arachniodes Blume – Enum. Pl. Javae 2: 241. 1828

Distribution: Mostly China and E-Asia, 4-5 New World. Revision: Lu et al. (2018)
= Byrsopteris C.V.Morton – Amer. Fern J. 50(1): 149. 1960 [25 Apr 1960]
= Leptorumohra (H. Itô) H. Itô – Nakai & Honda, Nov. Fl. Jap. 4: 101 (1939)
= Lithostegia Ching – Sinensia 4: 2. 1933
= Phanerophlebiopsis Ching – Acta Phytotax. Sin. 10(2): 115, t.21. 1965 [17 Apr 1965]
= Rumohra sect. Leptorumohra H. Itô – Nakai & Honda, Nov. Fl. Jap. 11: 579 (1935)
= × Leptoarachniodes Nakaike – New Fl. Jap. Pterid. 841. 1992

Atalopteris Maxon & C.Chr. – Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 24: 55. 1922

Distribution: Greater Antilles, all species very rare and insufficiently known. Taxonomic placement uncertain, possibly a synonym of Ctenitis.

Ctenitis C. Chr. ex C. Chr. – Verd., Man. Pterid. 543 (1938)

Distribution: Tropical America (over 60), trop. Africa (1), Indian Ocean (39), trop. Asia, but not in Australia. Revision for South America: Viveros et al. (2017)
= Ataxipteris Holttum – Blumea 30(1): 10. 1984
= Dryopteris subgen. Ctenitis C. Chr. – Biol. Arb. tilegn. Eug. Warming 77 (1911)
= Pseudotectaria Tardieu – Notul. Syst. (Paris) 15: 87, t.6. 1955

Cyrtomium C.Presl – Tent. Pterid. 86, t.2(26). 1836

Distribution: Mostly China, E-Asia, 2 spp. trop. and South Africa

Dryopteris Adans. – Fam. Pl. (Adanson) 2: 20, 551. 1763 [Jul-Aug 1763] , as ‘Druopteris’

Distribution: Northern temperate zone (over 150 spp. in China and Taiwan), tropical mountains, only 22 New World. Inclusion of all the satellite genera like Acrorumohra, Adenoderris, Peranema, Diacalpe, Dryopsis, Nothoperanema etc. fide Zhang (2012) and others, based on molecular results. Fraser-Jenkins et al. (2018) argue for keeping some genera distinct, like Dryopsis, Stenolepia and Nothoperanema.
= Acrophorus C.Presl – Tent. Pterid. 93. 1836
= Acrorumohra (H. Itô) H. Itô – Nakai & Honda, Nov. Fl. Jap. 4: 101 (1939) (fide Zhang (2012))
= Anopodium J. Sm. – Cat. Cult. Ferns 16 (1857)
= Arsenopteris Webb & Berthel. – Hist. nat. Canar. 82, pars 3: 437 (1847)
= Arthrobotrys Wall. – Numer. List [Wallich] n. 395. 1829 1828
= Catapodium Link – Hort. Berol. [Link] 1: 380, 44. 1827 [1 Oct-27 Nov 1827]
= Ctenitis subgen. Dryopsis Ching – Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol. Bot. 8: 280 (1938)
= Desmopodium J.Sm. – Index Fil. (T.Moore) 14-15: 308. 1861
= Diacalpe Blume – Enum. Pl. Javae 2: 241. 1828
= Dichasium (A.Braun) Fée – Mém. Foug., 5. Gen. Filic. 302. 1852 [1850-1852]
= Diclisodon T.Moore – Index Fil. (T.Moore) 2: xcv. 1857
= Dryopsis Holttum & Edwards – Kew Bull. 41: 179 (1986) (fide Zhang (2012))
= Dryopteris sect. Dryopsis (Holttum & P. J. Edwards) Li Bing Zhang – Phytotaxa 71: 18 (2012)
= Dryopteris sect. Stenolepia (Alderw.) L. Y. Kuo & Y. H. Chang – Syst. Bot. 41(3): 603 (2016)
= Dryopteris subgen. Lophodium (Newman) Tzvelev – Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 35: 10 (2003)
= Filix Ség. – Pl. Veron. 3: 53 (1754), nom. rej.
= Filix-mas Hill ex Farw. – Amer. Midl. Naturalist 12: 235, 253 (1931)
= Gleichenia Neck. – Elem. Bot. (Necker) 3: 314. 1790
= Gymnothalamium Zenker – Linnaea 24(3): 287. 1851 [Sep 1851]
= Lophodium Newman – Phytologist 4: 371, app. XVI. 1851
= Megalastrum J. Sm. – Hist. Fil. 216 (1875)
= Microdictyon Fée – Mém. Foug. 11 (Hist. Foug. Antil.): 66 (1866)
= Monophlebia T. Moore – Index Filic. (T. Moore) 89 (1857)
= Nematopera Kunze – Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 797. 1845 , corr. nom.
= Nephrodium Rich. – Cat. Pl. Jard. Méd. Paris 120. 1801 ; & Michaux. Fl. bor. Am. 2. 266. 1803
= Nothoperanema (Tagawa) Ching – Acta Phytotax. Sin. 11(1): 25. 1966 [17 Jan 1966]
= Oligocampia Trevis. – Atti Reale Ist. Veneto Sci. Lett. Arti 2(2): 165. 1851
= Pachyderris J.Sm. – Index Fil. (T.Moore) 6: cxlvi. 1859
= Peranema D.Don – Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 12. 1825 [26 Jan-1 Feb 1825]
= Podeilema R.Br. – Pl. Asiat. Rar. (Wallich). 1: 42. 1830
= Psidopodium Neck. – Elem. Bot. (Necker) 3: 315. 1790
= Pteris Gled. – Syst. Pl. [Gleditsch] 289. 1764 [ante 13 Sep 1764] ; & Verm. Abh. 1: 24. 1765
= Pycnopteris T.Moore – Gard. Chron. 1855: 468.
= Revwattsia D.L.Jones – Fl. Australia 48: 711. 1998 [27 Oct 1998]
= Rumohra sect. Acrorumohra H. Itô – J. Jap. Bot. 11: 583 (1935)
= Sphaeropteris R. Br. ex Wall. – Pl. asiat. rar. 1: 41 (1830) (nom. illeg.)
= Stenolepia Alderw. – Bull. Dépt. Agric. Indes Néerl. 27: 45. 1909
= Syneuron J. Sm. ms. ex Hook. – Hooker’s Icon. Pl. 6: t.950 (1854)

Phanerophlebia C.Presl – Tent. Pterid. 84. 1836

Distribution: Mexico, Central America, West Indies

Polystichum Roth – Tent. Fl. Germ. 3(1.1): 31, 69. 1799 [Jun-Sep 1799]

Distribution: Nearly worldwide, 55 in trop. America, more than half (224) in China. Many undescribed species remain (Le Pechon et al. 2016), but several species in China will probably still turn out to be synonyms.
= Acropelta Nakai – Bull. Natl. Sci. Mus. Tokyo 33: 5. 1953
= Adenoderris J.Sm. – Hist. Fil. 222. 1875
= Aetopteron Ehrh. ex House – Amer. Fern J. 10(3): 88. 1920 [21 Sep 1920] ; et in Ehrh., Beitr. 4: 148 (1789), as a nom. nud.,
= Amblia C.Presl – Tent. Pterid. 184. 1836 ; & Amblya Fee, Gen. 283. 1850-52
= Cyrtogonellum Ching – Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol. Bot. 8: 327. 1938
= Cyrtomidictyum Ching – Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol. Bot. 10: 182. 1940
= Hemesteum H.Lév. – Fl. Kouy-Tcheou 496. 1915 , non Hemestheum Newman 1851
= Hemigonum J. Sm. – Hist. Fil. 204 (1875)
= Hypopeltis Michx. – Fl. Bor.-Amer. (Michaux) 2: 226. 1803 , in obs.; & Bory, Bel. Voy. Bot. 2. 63. 1833
= Papuapteris C.Chr. – Brittonia 2: 300, f.2. 1937
= Plecosorus Fée – Mém. Foug., 5. Gen. Filic. 150. 1852 [1850-1852]
= Polystichum sect. Sorolepidium (Christ) Tagawa – Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 9: 122 (1940)
= Porpaea C.Presl – Farnkr. Jetztw. 174. 1864
= Sorolepidium Christ – Bot. Gaz. 51: 350. 1911

× Dryostichum W.H.Wagner – Canad. J. Bot. 70(2): 247. 1992

Dryopteris x Polystichum
= × Polysticalpe Fraser-Jenk. – New Sp. Syndr. Indian Pteridol. 300. 1997

Elaphoglossoideae Crabbe, Jermy & Mickel – Fern Gaz. 11: 154. 1975

= Bolbitideae Pic. Serm. – Webbia 23: 381 (1969)

Arthrobotrya J.Sm. – Hist. Fil. 141. 1875

Distribution: Australia, New Zealand

Bolbitis Schott – Gen. Fil. [Schott] 3: t.14. 1835 [Jan-May 1835]

Distribution: Tropics / subtropics, mostly SE-Asia
= Anapausia C.Presl – Epimel. Bot. 185 (-186). 1851 [Oct 1851]
= Campium C.Presl – Tent. Pterid. 238. 1836
= Cyrtogonium J.Sm. – J. Bot. (Hooker) 3: 402. 1841 ; & 4: 154. 1842
= Danaeopsis C.Presl – Suppl. Tent. Pterid. 39. 1845 [late 1845]
= Edanyoa Copel. – Philipp. J. Sci. 81: 22, t.17. 1952
= Egenolfia Schott – Gen. Fil. [Schott] t.16. 1834
= Heteroneuron Hook.f. – Gen. Pl. [Bentham & Hooker f.] 1(3): 768. 1867 [Sep 1867]
= Heteroneurum C.Presl – Epimel. Bot. 168. 1851 [Oct 1851]
= Jenkinsia Hook. – Gen. Fil. [Hooker] t.75B. 1840
= Lacaussadea Gaudich. – Voy. Bonite, Bot. 3(Atlas): t.118-120. [1841-?1852]
= Poecilopteris C.Presl – Tent. Pterid. 241. 1836
= Poikilopteris Eschw. – Linnaea 2(1): 117. 1827 [Jan 1827]

Elaphoglossum Schott ex J. Sm. – J. Bot. (Hook.) 4: 148 (1841)

Distribution: Pantropical and south-temperate, mostly tropical America (over 500), 1 in Australia, very few north-temperate (Azores, Japan)
= Aconiopteris C.Presl – Tent. Pterid. 236. 1836
= Acrostichum Fée – Mém. Foug. 2 (Hist. Acrostich.) 8, 27 (1845) (non L.)
= Acrostichum sect. Elaphoglossum Hook. – Sp. Fil. 5: 195-241 (1864)
= Condyloneura Christ – Neue Denkschr. Allg. Schweiz. Ges. Gesammten Naturwiss. 36 [Monogr. Elaphoglossum]: 22 (1899)
= Craspedoglossa Christ – Neue Denkschr. Allg. Schweiz. Ges. Gesammten Naturwiss. 36 [Monogr. Elaphoglossum]: 20 (1899)
= Dictyoglossum J.Sm. – Bot. Mag. 72(Companion): 18. 1846
= Elaphoglossum Schott – Gen. Fil. [Schott] ad t.14. 1834
= Gymnoglossa Christ – Neue Denkschr. Allg. Schweiz. Ges. Gesammten Naturwiss. 36 [Monogr. Elaphoglossum]: 22 (1899)
= Hymenodium Fée – Mém. Foug., 2. Hist. Acrostich. 20, 90. 1845
= Microstaphyla C.Presl – Epimel. Bot. 160. 1851 [Oct 1851]
= Nebroglossa C. Presl – Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss. 5(6) (Epim. Bot.): 166 (1851)
= Olfersia C. Presl – Tent. Pterid. 232 (1836) (p. p. max., non Raddi)
= Oligolepidum T. Moore – Index Filic. (T. Moore) 16 (1857)
= Pachyglossa Christ – Neue Denkschr. Allg. Schweiz. Ges. Gesammten Naturwiss. 36 [Monogr. Elaphoglossum]: 20 (1899)
= Peltapteris Link – Fil. Spec. 147. 1841 [3-10 Sep 1841]
= Platyglossa Christ – Neue Denkschr. Allg. Schweiz. Ges. Gesammten Naturwiss. 36 [Monogr. Elaphoglossum]: 20 (1899)
= Rhipidopteris Fée – Mém. Foug. 2 (Hist. Acrostich.): 14, 78 (1845)
= Rhipidopteris Schott – Gen. Fil. [Schott] ad t.14. 1834

Lastreopsis Ching – Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol. Bot. 8: 157. 1938

Distribution: SE-Asia, Pacific. Division between this and Parapolystichum still partially unclear. The 3 remaining New World members need transfer in other genera.
= Coveniella Tindale – Gard. Bull. Singapore 39(2): 169. 1987 [1986 publ. 1987]

Lomagramma J.Sm. – J. Bot. (Hooker) 3: 402. 1841 ; & 4: 152 (1841); Ind. Suppl.: 118

Distribution: S-China to E-Polynesia. The genus should be included in Bolbitis fide Fraser-Jenkins (2018) but not all combinations are available
= Cheilolepton Fée – Mém. Foug., 2. Hist. Acrostich. 19. 1845
= Chorizopteris T.Moore – Gard. Chron. 1855: 854.

Megalastrum Holttum – Gard. Bull. Singapore 39(2): 161. 1987 [1986 publ. 24 Jan 1987]

Distribution: Mainly tropical America, few tropical Africa, Madagascar, Mascarenes, subantarctic islands
= Ctenitis sect. Subincisae (C. Chr.) Tindale – NA
= Dryopteris sect. Subincisae C. Chr. – NA

Mickelia R.C.Moran, Labiak & Sundue – Brittonia 62(4): 338 (-339). 2010 [15 Dec 2010]

Distribution: Neotropics
= Anapausia subgen. Euryostichum C. Presl – Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss. 5(6) (Epim. Bot.): 188 (1851)

Parapolystichum (Keyserl.) Ching – Sunyatsenia 5: 239. 1940

Distribution: Pantropic and south-temperate. Separation from Lastreopsis see Labiak et al. 2014

Pleocnemia C.Presl – Tent. Pterid. 183. 1836

Distribution: NE-India, SE-China, Taiwan through Malesia to Samoa
= Arcypteris Underw. – Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 30: 678. 1903

Rumohra Raddi – Opusc. Sci. 3: 290, t.12(1). 1819

Distribution: 1 sp. pantropical, 1 Juan Fdz. Isl., 3 spp. Brazil, 5 Madagascar

Teratophyllum Mett. ex Kuhn – Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 4: 296. 1870 [Mar 1870]

Distribution: Malesia

Polybotryoideae Hong M.Liu & X.C.Zhang – Pl. Syst. Evol. 302(3): 330. 2015 [24 Dec 2015] [epublished]

Cyclodium C.Presl – Tent. Pterid. 84. 1836 [ante 2 Dec 1836]

Distribution: Panama and Trinidad to Bolivia, Argentina, SE-Brazil, mostly Guianas. Newest monograph: Bohn et al. (2020), superseding A. R. Smith (1986)
= Peltochlaena Fée – Mém. Foug., 5. Gen. Filic. 289. [1850-1852]

Maxonia C.Chr. – Smithsonian Misc. Collect. 66(9): 3. 1916 [30 Sep 1916]

Distribution: North America, Greater Antilles
= Dryopteris subgen. Peisomopodium Maxon – Contr. U.S. Nat. Herb. 13: 39 (1909)

Olfersia Raddi – Opusc. Sci. 3: 283. 1819

Distribution: Tropical America
= Dorcapteris C.Presl – Epimel. Bot. 166. 1851 [Oct 1851]

Polybotrya Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. – Sp. Pl., ed. 4 [Willdenow] 5: 99. 1810 [25-27 Jan 1810]

Distribution: Neotropics, mostly Andes and SE-Brazil
= Amphisoria Trevis. – Atti Reale Ist. Veneto Sci. Lett. Arti 2(2): 168. 1851
= Botryothallus Klotzsch – Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 4: 104. 1846
= Eotoneura Fée – Hist. Acrost. 75 (1846)
= Granulina Bory ex Fée – Mém. Foug. 5 (Gen. Filic.): 48 (1852)
= Soromanes Fée – Mém. Foug., 2. Hist. Acrostich. 16. 1845

Polystichopsis (J.Sm.) Holttum – J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 53: 149, 152. 1947

Distribution: Caribbean. Revision: Prado & Moran (2016)

Stigmatopteris C. Chr. – Bot. Tidsskr. 29: 292 (1919)

Distribution: Neotropics. See Moran & Labiak (2016)
= Dryopteris subgen. Stigmatopteris (C. Chr.) C. Chr. – Kongel. Danske Vidensk. Selsk. Skr., Naturvidensk. Math. Afh., ser. 7, 10: 73 (1913)

Trichoneuron Ching – Acta Phytotax. Sin. 10(2): 118, t.22. 1965 [17 Apr 1965]

Distribution: China. Taxonomic placement as sister to Polystichopsis see Liu et al. (2016)

× Cyclobotrya Engels & Canestraro – Brittonia 69(3): 308. 2017 [10 Mar 2017] [epublished]

Cyclodium x Polybotrya

Hemidictyaceae Christenh. & H.Schneid. – Phytotaxa 28: 51. 2011 [14 Sep 2011]

1 genus, 1 sp. Family status confirmed by Rothfels et al. (2012)

Hemidictyum C.Presl – Tent. Pterid. 110. 1836

Distribution: Trop. America

Hypodematiaceae Ching – Acta Phytotax. Sin. 13(1): 96. 1975

2 genera, ca. 20 spp. Circumscription following Schuettpelz & Pryer (2007)
= Hypodematioideae (Ching) Fraser-Jenk. – Annot. Checkl. Ind. Pterid. 2: 192. 2018 [25 Jun 2018]

Hypodematium Kunze – Flora 16(2): 690. 1833 [28 Nov 1833]

Distribution: 1 widespread sp. in Africa and Asia, the rest in E-Asia, 2 in Malesia

Leucostegia C.Presl – Tent. Pterid. 94. 1836 [ante 2 Dec 1836]

Distribution: Trop. Asia, W-Pacific. Revision: Chen et al. 2021

Lindsaeaceae Pic.Serm. – Webbia 24: 707. 1970

6-8 genera, ca. 250 spp. Systematics fide Lehtonen et al. (2010)
= Lindsaeoideae Crabbe, Jermy & Mickel – Fern Gaz. 11: 155. 1975
= Lindsaeeae Hook. – Sp. Fil. 1: 202 (1846)
= Lindsaeinae Payer – Bot. Crypt.: 198 (1850)

Lindsaea Dryand. ex Sm. – Mém. Acad. Roy. Sci. Turin 5: 413. 1793 ; & Dry. Tr. Linn. Soc. 3. 39. 1797 (Lindsaea); Klf. Enum. 218. 1824

Distribution: Few spp. in Africa, America (45 spp.). Assignment of African species to Lindsaea or Odontosoria still unclear.
= Guerinia J.Sm. – Hist. Fil. 272. 1875
= Humblotiella Tardieu – Mém. Inst. Sci. Madagascar, Sér. B, Biol. Vég. 7: 38. 1956
= Isoloma J.Sm. – J. Bot. (Hooker) 3: 414. 1841 ; & Hk. Gen. Fil. t. 102. 1842
= Lindsaenium Fée – Mem. Soc. Mus. Hist. Nat. Strasbourg 4(1): 201. 1850
= Odontoloma J.Sm. – J. Bot. (Hooker) 3: 415. 1841 ; & Lond. JoB. 1. 424. 1842
= Ormoloma Maxon – Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 46: 143. 1933
= Sambirania Tardieu – Mém. Inst. Sci. Madagascar, Sér. B, Biol. Vég. 7: 34. 1956
= Schizolegnia Alston – Bol. Soc. Brot. sér. 2, 30: 23. 1956
= Schizoloma Gaudich. – Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris) 3: 507. 1824
= Synaphlebium J.Sm. – J. Bot. (Hooker) 3: 415. 1841 ; & Hook. Gen. Fil. t. 101. 1842

Nesolindsaea Lehtonen & Christenh. – Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 163(3): 336 (-337). 2010 [29 Jul 2010]

Distribution: Trop. Asia, Mascarenes, Seychelles. Very similar and probably only a subgenus of Lindsaea s. lat.

Odontosoria (C. Presl) Fée – Mém. Foug. 5 (Gen. Filic.): 325 (1852)

Distribution: Pantropical.
= Davallia subgen. Odontosoria C. Presl – Tent. Pterid. 129 (1836)
= Lindsayopsis Kuhn – Chaetopterides 347. 1882
= Lourdesia Barcelona & Hickey – ined.
= Odontosoria (C. Presl) J. Sm. – Hist. Fil. 263 (1875), isonym

Osmolindsaea (K. U. Kramer) Lehtonen & Christenh. – Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 163(3): 335 (2010)

Distribution: Trop. Asia, E-Asia, Madagascar (2). Revision: Lehtonen et al. 2013
= Lindsaea sect. Osmolindsaea K. U. Kramer – Blumea 15: 560 (1968)

Sphenomeris Maxon – J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 3: 144. 1913

Distribution: New World. Valid genus fide Lehtonen et al. 2010.
= Stenoloma Fée – Mém. Foug., 5. Gen. Filic. 330. 1852

Tapeinidium (C. Presl) C. Chr. – Index Filic. 631 (1906)

Distribution: Asia and W-Pacific: S-India and Ryukyus to Samoa, most in New Guinea
= Microlepia subgen. Tapeinidium C. Presl – Epim. bot. 96 (1849)
= Protolindsaya Copel. – Philipp. J. Sci., C 5: 283. 1910
= Wibelia Fée – Mém. Foug. 5 (Gen. Filic.): 331 (1852)

Xyropteris K.U.Kramer – Acta Bot. Neerl. 6: 599, f.1. 1957

Distribution: Malesia

× Lindsaeosoria W.H.Wagner – Contr. Univ. Michigan Herb. 19: 72. 1993

Lindsaea x Odontosoria (Sphenomeris)

Lomariopsidaceae Alston – Taxon 5: 25. 1956 [25 Mar 1956]

4 genera, ca. 60 spp. New family circumscription fide Zhang et al. (2016)
= Lomariopsidoideae Crabbe, Jermy & Mickel – Fern Gaz. 11: 154. 1975
= Lomariopsideae Pic. Serm. – Webbia 23: 381 (1969)

Cyclopeltis J.Sm. – Bot. Mag. 72(Companion): 36. 1846

Distribution: SE-Asia, S-China and Myanmar to W-Pacific, not in Australia, 1 sp. tropical America
= Hemicardion Fée – Mém. Foug., 5. Gen. Filic. 282. 1852 [1850-1852]

Dracoglossum Christenh. – Thaiszia 17(1-2): 3 (-5). 2007 [5 Dec 2007]

Distribution: Trop. America. A former member of Tectariaceae, now placed here by molecular results.

Dryopolystichum Copel. – Gen. Fil. [Copeland] 125, t.4. 1947

Distribution: New Guinea to Solomon Isl. Taxonomic placement fide Chen et al. (2017)

Lomariopsis Fée – Mém. Foug., 2. Hist. Acrostich. 10. 1845 [1844 publ late 1845]

Distribution: Pantropical (trop. America (15), trop. Africa, Madagascar, Indian Ocean, E-Himalayas, S-China, peninsular Malaysia, Philippines, Bonin Isl., Australia (1), New Guinea, Pacific to Tahiti)
= Thysanosoria A.Gepp – Fl. Arfak Mts. [Gibbs] 193. 1917 [Jul 1917]

Lonchitidaceae A.R.Sm. & M.Kessler – Phytotaxa 332(3): 295. 2017 [epublished]

1 genus, 2 spp.
= Lonchitideae Kuhn – Chaetopterides: 4 (1882)
= Lonchitidinae Pfeiff. – Nomencl. Bot. 2(1): 150 (1872)

Lonchitis L. – Sp. Pl. 2: 1078. 1753 [1 May 1753]

Distribution: Tropical Africa, tropical America
= Anisosorus Trevis. – Atti Reale Ist. Veneto Sci. Lett. Arti 2(2): 166. 1851
= Antiosorus Roem. – Chaetopterides 347. 1882
= Lonchitidium Fée – Mém. Foug. 5 (Gen. Filic.): 126 (1852)

Nephrolepidaceae Pic.Serm. – Webbia 29(1): 8. 1974

1 genus, ca. 30 spp. Frequently included in Lomariopsidaceae.
= Nephrolepideae Pfeiff. – Nomencl. Bot. 1(1): 628 (1872 publ. 1873)
= Nephrodiinae Payer – Bot. Crypt.: 198 (1850)

Nephrolepis Schott – Gen. Fil. [Schott] 1: t.3. 1834

Distribution: Tropical / subtropical, mostly SE-Asia, trop. America (6). The species circumscription of some of the widespread and variable species in this genus is fluctuating.
= Cardiostegia C.Presl – Epimel. Bot. 249. 1851 [Oct 1851]
= Lepidoneuron Fée – Mém. Foug. 5 (Gen. Filic.): 301 (1852) (Lepidonevron)
= Leptopleuria C.Presl – Tent. Pterid. 136. 1836
= Lindsayoides Nakai – Ord. Fam. Trib. Nov. 202 (1943)

Oleandraceae Ching ex Pic.Serm. – Webbia 20: 745. 1965

1 genus, ca. 25 spp.
= Oleandroideae Crabbe, Jermy & Mickel – Fern Gaz. 11: 154. 1975
= Oleandreae J. Sm. – Ferns Brit. For.: 71, 73 (1866)

Oleandra Cav. – Anales Hist. Nat. 1: 115. 1799 ; & Descr. plant. 252. 1802; Conf. Maxon, Contr. U. S. Nat. Herb. 17: 392 ff (1913).

Distribution: Tropical America, Africa, Madagascar, east to Sri Lanka, from the Himalayas and S-China south to Malaysia, east to Philippines, New Guinea and Queensland, through the Pacific. There are very conflicting species concepts (4-11 for the Americas) and also in Asia (revised by Hovenkamp et al. 2012, who probably lump too much)
= Haplophlebia Griseb. – Abh. Ges. Wiss. Gött. 7. 286 (1857)
= Neuronia D.Don – Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 6. 1825 [26 Jan-1 Feb 1825]
= Ophiopteris Reinw. – Syll. Pl. Nov. 2: 3. 1825 [1828 publ. 1825]

Onocleaceae Pic.Serm. – Webbia 24(2): 708. 1970 [28 Apr 1970]

1-4 genera, 5-6 spp.
= Onocleeae Tod. – Syn. Pl. Acot. Vasc.: 29 (1866)
= Onocleinae Diels – Engl. & Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. I, 4: 159 (1899)

Matteuccia Tod. – Giorn. Sci. Nat. Econ. Palermo 1: 235 (seors. 30). 1866

Distribution: Holarctic. Probably to be included in Onoclea s. lat.
= Struthiopteris Willd. – Berl. Mag. 3: 160 (1809) (non Scop. (1760))

Onoclea L. – Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 2: 1062. 1753 [1 May 1753] ; et in Gen. Pl., ed. 5 : 484 (1754)

Distribution: E-Asia, North and Central America
= Angiopteris Mitch. ex Adans. – Fam. Pl. 2: 21 (1763) (non Hoffm.)
= Calypterium Bernh. – J. Bot. (Schrader) 1801(1): 22. 1802 1801 ; & neu. Journ. 1 [2]. 25. 1806
= Pteridinodes Kuntze – Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 819 (1891) (nom. superfl.)
= Ragiopteris C.Presl – Tent. Pterid. 96. 1836
= Riedlea Mirb. – Hist. Nat. Vég. [Lam. & Mirbel] 5: 71. 1803 ; & Hist. Nat. Pl. 4: 65. 1803

Onocleopsis F.Ballard – Amer. Fern J. 35(1): 1. 1945

Distribution: Mexico, Guatemala

Pentarhizidium Hayata – Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 41(492): 715, fig. 1927 [Dec 1927]

Distribution: E-Asia

Polypodiaceae J. & C. Presl – J. & C. Presl, Delic. Prag. 159 (1822)

67 genera, ca. 1700 spp. Phylogeny: Wei & Zhang 2022
= Drynariaceae Ching – Acta Phytotax. Sin. 16(4): 19. 1978
= Grammitidaceae Newman – Hist. Brit. Ferns 7. 1840 [1-5 Feb 1840] , as ‘Grammitideae’
= Gymnogrammitidaceae Ching – Acta Phytotax. Sin. 11: 12. 1966. 1966
= Pleurosoriopsidaceae Kurata & Ikebe ex Ching – Acta Phytotax. Sin. 16(4): 17. 1978

Adetogrammoideae X.C.Zhang & R.Wei – Taxon 71(2): 301. 2022 [19 Jan 2022] [epublished]

Adetogramma T.E.Almeida – PhytoKeys 78: 118. 2017 [13 Apr 2017] [epublished]

Distribution: South America

Campyloneuroideae X.C.Zhang & R.Wei – Taxon 71(2): 301. 2022 [19 Jan 2022] [epublished]

= Mecosoreae Klotzsch – Linnaea 20: 404 (1847)

Campyloneurum C.Presl – Tent. Pterid. 189. 1836

Distribution: Tropical America
= Cyrtophlebium (R.Br.) J.Sm. – J. Bot. (Hooker) 4: 58. 1841
= Hyalotricha Copel. – Amer. Fern J. 43(1): 12. 1953 [13 Apr 1953]
= Hyalotrichopteris L. D. Gómez – Phytologia 51(7): 476 (1982) (nom. nov., isonym)
= Hyalotrichopteris W. H. Wagner – Taxon 27(5-6): 548 (1978 Publ. 1979), nom. nov.

Microgramma C.Presl – Tent. Pterid. 213. 1836 [ante 2 Dec 1836]

Distribution: Trop. America, 1 sp. Africa to Mascarenes and India
= Anapeltis J.Sm. – Cult. Ferns 5. 1857
= Craspedaria Link – Fil. Spec. 117. 1841
= Epidryopteris Rojas Acosta – Bull. Géogr. Bot. 28: 156. 1918
= Goniophlebium sect. Lopholepis J. Sm. – J. Bot. (Hook.) 4: 56 (1841)
= Lopholepis (J. Sm.) J. Sm. – Lond. J. Bot. 1: 195 (1842) (non Decne. 1839)
= Mecosorus Klotzsch – Linnaea 20(4): 404. 1847 [Aug 1847]
= Microgramma subgen. Solanopteris (Copel.) Lellinger – Amer. Fern J. 67(2): 59 (1977)
= Solanopteris Copel. – Amer. Fern J. 41(3): 75, 128. 1951 [3 Oct 1951] , err. Typogr. Solenopteris

Niphidium J. Sm. – Hist. Fil. 99 (1875)

Distribution: Tropical America. Sometimes included in Campyloneurum.
= Anaxetum Schott – Gen. Fil. [Schott] t.1. 1834
= Pessopteris Underw. & Maxon – Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 10: 485. 1908
= Pleuridium (C.Presl) Fée – Mém. Foug., 5. Gen. Filic. 273. 1852

Crypsinoideae B.K.Nayar – Taxon 19: 234. 1970

= Drynarioideae Crabbe, Jermy & Mickel – Fern Gaz. 11: 156. 1975
= Aglaomorpheae Subh. Chandra – Fern Gaz. (U. K.) 12: 226 (1982)
= Drynarieae Subh. Chandra – Fern Gaz. (U. K.) 12: 226 (1982)

Drynaria (Bory) J. Sm. – J. Bot. (Hook.) 3: 397 (1841), nom. cons.

Distribution: Africa, trop. Asia to NE-Australia
= Aglaomorpha Schott – Gen. Fil. [Schott] 4: t.19. 1836 [ante 27 Oct 1836] ; Cf. Ind. Suppl. piel; & Copeland, Phil. Journ. Sci. Bot. 6: 140(1911); 9: 8 (1914); & Copeland, Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 16: 117 (1929)
= Christopteris Copel. – Fragm. Fl. Philipp. 188. 1905 [20 Feb 1905]
= Drynariopsis Copel. – Polypod. Phil. Isl. 116, 133. 1905 , Polypodium se
= Hemistachyum Copel. – Philipp. J. Sci., C 6: 141. 1911 , Aglaomorpha se
= Holostachyum Copel. – Philipp. J. Sci., C 9: 8. 1914 , Aglaomorpha se
= Merinthosorus Copel. – Philipp. J. Sci., C 6: 92. 1911
= Photinopteris J.Sm. – J. Bot. (Hooker) 3: 403. 1841 ; & 4: 155. 1841
= Polypodium subgen. Drynaria Bory – Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. V, 464, t. 12-14 (1825)
= Pseudodrynaria C.Chr. – Index Filic., Suppl. Tert. 165. 1934 , Aglaomorpha se
= Psygmium C.Presl – Tent. Pterid. 199. 1836
= Saccopteris Alderw. – Malayan Ferns Fern Allies, Suppl. 415 (1917)
= Thayeria Copel. – Philipp. J. Sci. 1(Suppl. 2): 165. 1906
= × Aglaonaria Hoshiz. – Amer. Fern J. 81(2): 38. 1991 [Jul 1991]

Selliguea Bory – Dict. Class. Hist. Nat. [Bory] 6: 587. 1824 ; & 15: 344. 1829

Distribution: China (over 50 spp.), trop. Asia, 1 sp. South Africa, 1 Madagascar, many New Guinea. The genus is taken here in a broad sense fide PPG-I, including Crypsinus, Arthromeris, Paraselliguea, Pichisermollodes, Polypodiopteris and Phymatopteris. Fraser-Jenkins et al. (2018) argue strongly to keep at least Arthromeris and Pichisermollodes separate.
= Arthromeris (T.Moore) J.Sm. – Hist. Fil. 110. 1875
= Crypsinopsis Pic.Serm. – Webbia 31(1): 240. 1977
= Crypsinus C.Presl – Epimel. Bot. 123. 1851 [Oct 1851]
= Dryostachyum J.Sm. – J. Bot. (Hooker) 3: 399. 1841 ; & Hk. Gen. Fil. t. 95. 1841
= Grammatopteridium Alderw. – Nova Guinea 14: 24. 1924 ; & C. Chr. Dansk Bot. Ark. 6. no. 3. 80. 1929
= Grammatopteris Alderw. – Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg 3(4): 318. 1922 [Apr 1922]
= Gymnogrammitis Griff. – Icon. Pl. Asiat. 2: t.129, f.1. 1849 ; & Notul. Pl. As. 2: 608. 1849
= Himalayopteris W.Shao & S.G.Lu – Novon 21(1): 91 (90-93). 2011 [7 Apr 2011]
= Holcosorus T.Moore – Index Fil. (T.Moore) 2: lxxix. 1857
= Microterus C.Presl – Epimel. Bot. 124. 1851 [Oct 1851]
= Oleandropsis Copel. – Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 18: 226. 1942
= Paraselliguea Hovenkamp – Blumea 45(2): 376. 2000
= Phymatopsis J.Sm. – Hist. Fil. 104. 1875
= Phymatopteris Pic.Serm. – Webbia 28: 460. 1973
= Pichisermollia H.C.Monteiro – Rodriguésia 28(41): 195, nom. 1976
= Pichisermollodes Fraser-Jenk. – Indian Fern J. 26(1-2): 122. 2010 [2009 publ. Mar 2010]
= Pleuripteris C. Chr. – Dansk Bot. Ark. 6, 3: 76 (1929)
= Polypodiopsis Copel. – Gen. Fil. [Copeland] 210, t.10. 1947
= Polypodiopteris C.F.Reed – Amer. Fern J. 38(3): 87. 1948 [11 Oct 1948]
= Pycnoloma C.Chr. – Dansk Bot. Ark. 6(3): 75. 1929
= × Sellimeris Fraser-Jenk., Sushil K.Singh & J.Fraser-Jenk. – Annot. Checkl. Ind. Pterid. 2: 448. 2018 [25 Jun 2018]

Synammia C.Presl – Tent. Pterid. 212. 1836

Distribution: Temperate southern South America. Circumscription see Schneider et al. 2006

Grammitidoideae Parris & Sundue – J. Syst. Evol. 54(6): 594. 2016 [14 Feb 2016] [epublished]

41 genera, ca. 800 spp. Systematics see Zhou et al. 2023. Checklist revised for this database by Parris (2020).
= Grammitideae C. Presl – Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., ser. 4, 5: 205 (1836)
= Pleurogrammeae Pfeiff. – Nomencl. Bot. 1(1): 628 (1872 publ. 1873)
= Grammitidinae Payer – Bot. Crypt.: 197 (1850)

Acrosorus Copel. – Philipp. J. Sci. 1(Suppl. 2): 158. 1906

Distribution: SE-Asia to Polynesia. Checklist revised for this database by Parris (2020)

Adenophorus Gaudich. – Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris) 3: 508. 1824

Distribution: Hawaii. Checklist revised for this database by Parris (2020)
= Adenophorus subgen. Oligadenus L. E. Bishop – Brittonia 26: 231 (1974)
= Amphoradenium Desv. – Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 6(3): 335. 1827

Aenigmatogrammitis Parris – Taxon 72(5): 985. 2023 [17 Jul 2023] [epublished]

Distribution: Moluccas, Australia

Alansmia M.Kessler, Moguel, Sundue & Labiak – Brittonia 63(2): 238. 2011 [1 Jun 2011]

Distribution: Mostly Neotropics, 2 trop. Africa. Revision: Velazquez & Kessler 2013.. Checklist revised for this database by Parris (2020)

Archigrammitis Parris – Fern Gaz. 19(4): 135. 2013 [Apr 2013]

Distribution: Pacific (4 spp.), Malesia (2 spp.). Checklist revised for this database by Parris (2020)

Ascogrammitis Sundue – Brittonia 62(4): 361 (-362). 2010 [15 Dec 2010]

Distribution: Neotropics. Checklist revised for this database by Parris (2020)

Boonkerdia Li Bing Zhang, Pollawatn, X.M.Zhou & Liang Zhang – Taxon 72(5): 986. 2023 [17 Jul 2023] [epublished]

Distribution:

Calligrammitis Parris, Sundue, Li Bing Zhang, X.M.Zhou & Ralf Knapp – Phytotaxa 597(1): 30. 2023 [10 May 2023] [epublished]

Distribution: Taiwan, Sri Lanka, Malesia

Calymmodon C. Presl – Tent. Pterid. 203 (1836) s. str.

Distribution: Mostly Borneo and New Guinea, also Sri Lanka, SE-Asia to Australia and Polynesia, 3 Taiwan. Checklist revised for this database by Parris (2020)
= Calymmodon C. Presl ex Copel. – Philipp. J. Sci. 34: 259-269, t. 1-6 (1927)
= Plectopteris Fée – Mém. Foug., 5. Gen. Filic. 230. 1852 [1850-52]

Ceradenia L.E.Bishop – Amer. Fern J. 78(1): 2. 1988 [2 Sep 1988]

Distribution: Trop. America, few Indian Ocean, 2 very local trop. Africa. Checklist revised for this database by Parris (2020)

Chrysogrammitis Parris – Kew Bull. 53(4): 909. 1998 [23 Dec 1998]

Distribution: Trop. Asia. Checklist revised for this database by Parris (2020)

Cochlidium Kaulf. – Berlin. Jahrb. Pharm. Verbundenen Wiss. 21: 36. 1820 ; & Enum. 86. 1824. C. Chr. Dansk Bot. Ark. 6 [3]. 17-25. 1929.

Distribution: Neotropics, 1 to Africa and Indian Ocean. Checklist revised for this database by Parris (2020)
= Antrophyum sect. Pleurogramme Blume – Fl. Javae, Fil. 69 (1828)
= Grammitis sect. Xiphopteris (Kaulf.) C. Presl – Tent. Pterid. 208 (1836)
= Micropteris Desv. – Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 6: 217. 1827
= Pleurogramme (Blume) C. Presl – Tent. Pterid. 223 (1836)
= Stenofilix Nakai – Ord. Fam. Trib. Gen. Sect. … nov. ed. 202. 1943
= Xiphopteris Kaulf. – Berlin. Jahrb. Pharm. Verbundenen Wiss. 21: 35. 1820

Ctenopterella Parris – Gard. Bull. Singapore 58(2): 234. 2007 [20 Jun 2007]

Distribution: Trop. Old World. Checklist revised for this database by Parris (2020).

Dasygrammitis Parris – Gard. Bull. Singapore 58(2): 238. 2007 [20 Jun 2007]

Distribution: Trop. Asia, Pacific. Checklist revised for this database by Parris (2020)

Devolia Li Bing Zhang, X.M.Zhou, Jian Jun Yang & Ralf Knapp – Phytotaxa 597(1): 32. 2023 [10 May 2023] [epublished]

Distribution: E-Asia

Enterosora Baker – Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 2(13): 294. 1887 [1881-87 publ. Jul 1887]

Distribution: Neotropics, trop. Africa, Madagascar / Mascarenes. Expansion of genus to include Zygophlebia fide Shalisko et al. (2019). Checklist revised for this database by Parris (2020)
= Glyphotaenium J.Sm. – Hist. Fil. 187. 1875
= Zygophlebia L.E.Bishop – Amer. Fern J. 79(3): 107. 1989 [29 Aug 1989]

Galactodenia Sundue & Labiak – Syst. Bot. 37(2): 340. 2012 [26 Apr 2012]

Distribution: Trop. America. Checklist revised for this database by Parris (2020)

Glabrigrammitis Li Bing Zhang, X.M.Zhou, Jian Jun Yang & Parris – Phytotaxa 597(1): 34. 2023 [10 May 2023] [epublished]

Distribution: Taiwan, Sri Lanka, Malesia

Grammitastrum (E.Fourn.) Parris, Sundue, Li Bing Zhang & X.M.Zhou – Taxon 72(5): 989. 2023 [17 Jul 2023] [epublished]

Distribution: New Caledonia

Grammitis Sw. – J. Bot. (Schrader) 1800(2): 17. 1801 [Oct-Dec 1801]

Distribution: Probably < 20 spp. tropics. Several remaining species will need recombination in other genera. Checklist revised for this database by Parris (2020)
= Nanopteris Vareschi – Fl. Venezuel. 1: 881 (1969)

Grammitis p. p. – NA

Distribution: Lord Howe Isl. Phylogenetic position unconfirmed, probably not belonging in Howeogrammitis.

Howeogrammitis Parris, Sundue, Li Bing Zhang & X.M.Zhou – Taxon 72(5): 990. 2023 [17 Jul 2023] [epublished]

Distribution: Lord Howe Isl.

Lellingeria A.R.Sm. & R.C.Moran – Amer. Fern J. 81(3): 76. 1991 [Oct 1991]

Distribution: Neotropics. Revision see Labiak (2013). Checklist revised for this database by Parris (2020)

Leucotrichum Labiak – Taxon 59(3): 915 (-916). 2010 [4 Jun 2010]

Distribution: Neotropics (5), 1 Madagascar. Checklist revised for this database by Parris (2020)

Lomaphlebia J.Sm. – Hist. Fil. 182. 1875

Distribution: Caribbean. Checklist revised for this database by Parris (2020)

Luisma M.T.Murillo & A.R.Sm. – Novon 13(3): 313. 2003 [10 Sep 2003]

Distribution: Colombia. Taxonomic position uncertain

Melpomene A.R.Sm. & R.C.Moran – Novon 2(4): 426. 1992 [22 Dec 1992]

Distribution: Neotropics, 1 extending to trop. Africa. Revision: Lehnert 2013. Checklist revised for this database by Parris (2020)
= Cryptosorus Fée – Congr. Sci. France 10(1): 178. 1843 ; Gen. 231. 1850-52; et in Mém. Foug., 5. Gen. Filic. 231 (1852)
= Grammitis sect. Cryptosorus (Fée) R. M. Tryon & A. F. Tryon – Rhodora 84(837): 128 (1982)
= Polypodium sect. Cryptosorus (Fée) E. Fourn. – Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. V, 18: 282 (1873)

Micropolypodium Hayata – Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 42: 302, 341. 1928

Distribution: China, Indochina, S-Himalaya to Philippines. Checklist revised for this database by Parris (2020)

Moranopteris R.Y.Hirai & J.Prado – Taxon 60(4): 1127 (-1128). 2011 [17 Aug 2011]

Distribution: Trop. America, 1 sp. Madagascar. Checklist revised for this database by Parris (2020)
= Micropolypodium auct. – nec Hayata

Mycopteris Sundue – Brittonia 66(2): 175. 2013 [17 Sep 2013] [epublished]

Distribution: Neotropics. Checklist revised for this database by Parris (2020)

Nanogrammitis Parris, Li Bing Zhang, X.M.Zhou & Liang Zhang – Taxon 72(5): 991. 2023 [17 Jul 2023] [epublished]

Distribution: E-Africa, Madagascar, Seychelles, Mascarenes

Notogrammitis Parris – New Zealand J. Bot. 50(4): 465. 2012 [Dec 2012]

Distribution: Australia, New Zealand, Patagonia (1). Checklist revised for this database by Parris (2020)

Oreogrammitis Copel. – Philipp. J. Sci., C 12: 64. 1917

Distribution: Trop. Asia, Pacific, Australia. Checklist revised for this database by Parris (2020)
= Radiogrammitis Parris – Gard. Bull. Singapore 58(2): 240 (-241). 2007 [20 Jun 2007]
= Themelium (T.Moore) Parris – Kew Bull. 52(3): 737. 1997 [7 Nov 1997]

Oxygrammitis Parris & Sundue – Taxon 72(5): 992. 2023 [17 Jul 2023] [epublished]

Distribution: Malesia

Parrisia Shalisko & Sundue – Phytotaxa 394(3): 187. 2019 [1 Mar 2019] [epublished]

Distribution: Neotropics (1), Indian Ocean (1). Checklist revised for this database by Parris (2020)

Prosaptia C. Presl – Tent. Pterid. 65 (1836)

Distribution: Tropical Asia, E-Asia. Checklist revised for this database by Parris (2020)
= Ctenopteris Blume ex Kunze – Fl. Javae 1(Filic.): 132. 1830 [14 Apr 1830] ; & Kunze, Bot. Zeit. 1846. 425
= Ctenopteris sect. Prosaptia (C. Presl) K. Iwats. – Fl. Jap. 1: 255 (1995)

Rouhania Li Bing Zhang, X.M.Zhou, Jian Jun Yang & Liang Zhang – Taxon 72(5): 995. 2023 [17 Jul 2023] [epublished]

Distribution: trop. Africa, Madagascar

Scleroglossum Alderw. – Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg Ser. 2, 7: 37, t.5. 1912 ; & C. Chr. Dansk Bot. Ark. 6 [3]. 25-30. 1929.

Distribution: Trop. Asia, trop. Australia. Checklist revised for this database by Parris (2020)
= Nematopteris Alderw. – Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg Ser. 2, 28: 65. 1918

Stenogrammitis Labiak – Brittonia 63(1): 141. 2011 [1 Mar 2011]

Distribution: Neotropics, Africa, Hawaii, Pacific. Checklist revised for this database by Parris (2020)

Terpsichore A.R.Sm. – Novon 3(4): 479. 1993 [29 Dec 1993]

Distribution: Neotropics, 1 to trop. Africa. Checklist revised for this database by Parris (2020)

Thalassogrammitis Parris, Sundue, Li Bing Zhang & X.M.Zhou – Taxon 72(5): 996. 2023 [17 Jul 2023] [epublished]

Distribution: New Caledonia

Tomophyllum (E.Fourn.) Parris – Gard. Bull. Singapore 58(2): 245. 2007 [20 Jun 2007]

Distribution: Trop. Asia to China, Australia, W-Pacific. Checklist revised for this database by Parris (2020)

Xiphopterella Parris – Gard. Bull. Singapore 58(2): 249 (-250). 2007 [20 Jun 2007]

Distribution: Trop. Asia. Checklist revised for this database by Parris (2020)

Loxogrammoideae H.Schneid. – Phytotaxa 19: 18. 2011 [18 Feb 2011]

= Loxogrammeae R. M. Tryon & A. F. Tryon – Rhodora 84: 129 (1982)

Dictymia J.Sm. – Bot. Mag. 72(Companion): 16. 1846 ; see Copeland, Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 16: 114 (1929).

Distribution: E-Australia to Fiji and New Caledonia

Loxogramme (Blume) C. Presl – Tent. Pterid. 214 (1836)

Distribution: Mostly tropical / subtropical Asia, 1 Central America, 2 trop. Africa, 1 Madagascar, 1 Fiji to Samoa, 1 New Zealand. Inclusion of Anarthropteris fide Flora of New Zealand.
= Anarthropteris Copel. – Gen. Fil. [Copeland] 217. 1947
= Antrophyum sect. Loxogramme Blume – Fl. Javae, Fil. 73 (1829)

Microsoroideae B. K. Nayar – Taxon 19: 233 (1970)

phylogeny: Wei et al. 2017, Testo et al. 2019, Chen et al. 2019, 2020, Perrie et al. 2021
= Lepisoroideae Ching – Acta Phytotax. Sin. 16: 17 (1978)

Goniophlebieae C. C. Chen & H. Schneider – Molec. Phylogen. Evol. 143-106665: 8 (2019)

Goniophlebium (Blume) C. Presl – Tent. Pterid. 185 (1836) s. str.

Distribution: Asia. Systematics following Rödl-Linder (1990). All New World species have to be excluded and are listed under Polypodium. Fraser-Jenkins et al. (2020) argue for keeping Polypodioides as distinct genus.
= Metapolypodium Ching – Acta Phytotax. Sin. 16(4): 28. 1978
= Polypodiastrum Ching – Acta Phytotax. Sin. 16(4): 27. 1978
= Polypodiodes Ching – Acta Phytotax. Sin. 16(4): 26. 1978
= Polypodium sect. Goniophlebium Blume – Fl. Javae, Fil. 132 (1828)
= Schellolepis J.Sm. – Ferns Brit. Foreign (ed. 1) 82. 1866 [Oct 1866]

Lecanoptereae C. C. Chen & H. Schneider – Molec. Phylogen. Evol. 143-106665: 8 (2019)

Bosmania Testo – Syst. Bot. 44(4): 744. 2019 [22 Aug 2019] [epublished]

Distribution: Madagascar (2), China, India, Indochina, Philippines

Lecanopteris Reinw. – Flora 8(2, Beil.): 48. 1825 ; & Blume, Enum. 120. 1828

Distribution: Malesia, Australia, Pacific. Inclusion of Zealandia and Dendroconche fide Perrie et al. (2021).
= Dendroconche Copel. – Philipp. J. Sci., C 6: 91. 1911
= Lecanium Reinw. – Flora 8(2, Beil.): 48. 1825
= Myrmecophila Christ ex Nakai – Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 43: 6. 1929
= Myrmecopteris Pic.Serm. – Webbia 31(1): 239. 1977 , nom. nov.
= Onychium Reinwardt – Syll. pl. 2: 2 (1824) (nec Kaulf. (1820))
= Zealandia Testo & A.R.Field – Syst. Bot. 44(4): 749. 2019 [22 Aug 2019] [epublished]

Lepisoreae Ching ex E. Hennipman, P. Veldhoen & K. U. Kramer – Fam. Gen. Vasc. Pl. 1: 207 (1990)

= Lemmaphylleae V. N. Tu – Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 18: 44 (1981)

Lepisorus (J. Sm.) Ching – Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol. Bot. 4: 47 (1933), nom. cons. prop.

Distribution: China (many), E- and tropical Asia, 1 Hawaii, few Africa, Madagascar and W-Pacific. Phylogeny and broad circumscription see Zhao et al. (2019), confirmed by PPG II. There is considerable taxonomic confusion in China because of previous oversplitting.
= Belvisia Mirb. – Hist. Nat. Vég. [Lam. & Mirbel] 3: 473; 5: 111. 1802 [dt. 1803; publ. 21 Nov 1802]
= Caobangia A.R.Sm. & X.C.Zhang – Novon 12(4): 546. 2002 [26 Dec 2002]
= Cheiropteris Christ – Bull. Herb. Boissier 6: 876. 1898
= Drymotaenium Makino – Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 15(174): 102. 1901 [20 Aug 1901]
= Ellipinema Li Bing Zhang & Liang Zhang – Molec. Phylogen. Evol. 148: 6. 2020 [23 Mar 2020] [epublished]
= Hyalolepis Kunze – Linnaea 23(3): 258. 1850 [Jul 1850]
= Hymenolepis Kaulf. – Enum. Filic. 146. 1824 [8 Apr-28 May 1824] ; cf.C.Chr., Dansk Bot. Ark. 6: 54-70 (1929).
= Lemmaphyllum C.Presl – Epimel. Bot. 157. 1851 [Oct 1851] ; & C. Chr. Dansk Bot. Arkiv 6. no. 3. 44 t. 5. 1929 (excl. se Pseudovittaria); =Abh. Konigl. Bohm. Ges. Wiss. ser. 5 (Oct. 1851) 517
= Lepidogrammitis Ching – Sunyatsenia 5: 258. 1940
= Lepidomicrosorium Ching & K.H.Shing – Bot. Res. Academia Sinica 1(1): 1. 1983 [Dec 1983]
= Macroplethus C.Presl – Epimel. Bot. 141. 1851 [Oct 1851]
= Neocheiropteris Christ – Bull. Soc. Bot. France 52(Mém. 1): 21. 1905
= Neolepisorus Ching – Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol. Bot. 10: 11. 1940
= Paragramma (Blume) T.Moore – Index Fil. (T.Moore) 1: xxxii. 1857 [Mar 1857]
= Platygyria Ching & S.K.Wu – Acta Bot. Yunnan. 2(1): 67. 1980
= Pleopeltis sect. Lepisorus J. Sm. – Bot. Mag. 72. Comp. 13 (1846)
= Tricholepidium Ching – Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 29(1-5): 41. 1978 [30 May 1978]
= Weatherbya Copel. – Gen. Fil. [Copeland] 191, t.6. 1947
= Lepinema Raf. – Fl. Tellur. 3: 26. 1837 [1836 publ. Nov-Dec 1837]
= × Ellipisorus Li Bing Zhang & Liang Zhang – Phytotaxa 464(4): 299. 2020 [21 Oct 2020] [epublished]

Microsoreae V. N. Tu – Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 18: 18 (1981)

= Colysideae V. N. Tu – Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 18: 29 (1981)

Leptochilus Kaulf. – Enum. Filic. 147. 1824 [8 Apr-28 May 1824] ; Conf.E.Schumann, Flora 108: 250-252 (1915).

Distribution: E- and tropical Asia, 3 to Queensland. Species circumscription quite controversial and fluctuating.
= Colysis C.Presl – Epimel. Bot. 146. 1851 [Oct 1851]
= Dendroglossa C.Presl – Epimel. Bot. 149. 1851 [Oct 1851]
= Gymnopteris C. Presl – Tent. Pterid. 244 (1836)
= Kontumia S.K.Wu & L.K.Phan – Novon 15(1): 245. 2005 [29 Apr 2005]
= Nistarika B.K.Nayar, Madhus. & Molly – Fern Gaz. 13(1): 33. 1985
= Paraleptochilus Copel. – Gen. Fil. [Copeland] 198, t.7. 1947
= Selliguea Blume – (1826) (nec Bory (1824))

Microsorum Link – Hort. Berol. [Link] 2: 110. 1833 [Jul-Dec 1833]

Distribution: Paleotropical, extending to E-Australia and New Zealand, eastward to Pacific, west to trop. Africa (1). Inclusion of Phymatosorus is demonstrated by Testo et al. (2019) and (finally) accepted by Fraser-Jenkins & Kandel (2020).
= Campylogramma Alderw. – Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg sér. 2, 23: 7. 1916 [Dec 1916] ; Cf. Copeland, Phil. Journ. Sci. 38. 149. 1929
= Diblemma J.Sm. – J. Bot. (Hooker) 3: 399. 1841 ; & 4: 65. 1841
= Kaulinia B.K.Nayar – Taxon 13: 67. 1964
= Myuropteris C.Chr. – Dansk Bot. Ark. 6(3): 73. 1929
= Phymatosorus Pic.Serm. – Webbia 28: 457. 1973

Podosorus Holttum – Kew Bull. 20(3): 455, f.1. 1967 [1966 publ. 3 Jan 1967]

Distribution: Philippines. Phylogenetic position unknown.

Thylacoptereae C. C. Chen & H. Schneider – Molec. Phylogen. Evol. 143-106665: 8 (2019)

Thylacopteris Kunze ex J.Sm. – Hist. Fil. 87. 1875

Distribution: Tropical Asia

Platycerioideae B.K.Nayar – Taxon 19: 233. 1970

= Platyceriinae Diels – Engl. & Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. I, 4: 330, 336 (1899)

Hovenkampia Li Bing Zhang & X.M.Zhou – Molec. Phylogen. Evol. 114: 288. 2017 [1 Jul 2017] [epublished]

Distribution: Africa. The genus is only treated as subgenus of Pyrrosia by Vasques et al. (2017).

Platycerium Desv. – Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 6(3): 213. 1827 [Jul 1827] ; = Prodr. Fam. Foug. (1827)

Distribution: 6 spp. Africa/Madagascar, 7 Asia, 1 South America
= Alcicornium Gaudich. – Voy. Uranie [Freycinet] 48. 1826 [27 Dec 1826]
= Neuroplatyceros (Endl.) Fée – Mém. Foug., 2. Hist. Acrostich. 25. 1845
= Stemaria Schott – Wiener Z. Kunst 4 (26 Dec. 1829)

Pyrrosia Mirb. – Hist. Nat. Vég. [Lam. & Mirbel] 3: 471. 1802 [dt. 1803; publ. 21 Nov 1802] ; & Hist. Nat. Pl. 4: 70. 1803; & Hist. Nat. Vég. [Lam. & Mirbel] 5: 91(1803).

Distribution: Tropical Asia including Pacific. Cyclophorus, Drymoglossum and Saxiglossum are frequently treated as separate genera. Subgenera according to Vasques et al. (2017)
= Achuaria Gereau – Candollea 45(1): 365 (1990).
= Apalophlebia C.Presl – Epimel. Bot. 137. 1851 [Oct 1851]
= Asteroglossum J.Sm. – Index Fil. (T.Moore) 7: 179. 1860
= Cyclophorus Desv. – Mag. Neuesten Entdeck. Gesammten Naturk. Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 5: 298. 1811
= Digramma Kunze – Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 209 (1848)
= Drymoglossum C.Presl – Tent. Pterid. 5: 227, t.10(5-6). 1836 [ante 2 Dec 1836] , nom. cons; & Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss. ser. 4, 5: 227. 1837; cf.C.Chr., Dansk Bot. Ark. 6(3) (1929)
= Galeoglossa C.Presl – Epimel. Bot. 132. 1851 [Oct 1851]
= Gyrosorium C.Presl – Epimel. Bot. 139. 1851 [Oct 1851]
= Neoniphopsis Nakai – Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 42: 217. 1928
= Nesoris Raf. – New Fl. [Rafinesque] 4: 104. 1838 [dt. 1836; publ. late 1838]
= Niphobolus Kaulf. – Enum. Filic. 124. 1824 [8 Apr-28 May 1824]
= Niphopsis J.Sm. – Cult. Ferns 6. 1857
= Oetosis Kuntze – Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 817. 1891 [5 Nov 1891]
= Polycampium C.Presl – Epimel. Bot. 135. 1851 [Oct 1851]
= Polypodium subgen. Niphidium (Lellinger) Proctor – R. A. Howard, Fl. Lesser Antilles 2: 343 (1977)
= Pteropsis Desv. – Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 6(3): 218. 1827 [Jul 1827] ; Prodr. Foug.; Maxon, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 16: 51 (1912).
= Saxiglossum Ching – Contr. Inst. Bot. Natl. Acad. Peiping 2(1): 5. 1933
= Scytopteris C.Presl – Epimel. Bot. 133. 1851 [Oct 1851] ; ==Abhandlungen der Koniglichen Bohmischen Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften ser. 5, 6 (Oct. 1851) 493
= Solenopteris Wall. – Tidsskr. f. Naturvid. 1: 259 (1822)
= Sphaerostichum C.Presl – Epimel. Bot. 134. 1851 [Oct 1851]

Polypodioideae B.K.Nayar – Taxon 19: 234. 1970

= Polypodiaceae J. Presl & C. Presl – Delic. Prag.: 159 (1822)
= Pleopeltidoideae B.K.Nayar – Taxon 19: 234. 1970
= Pleopeltideae V. N. Tu – Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 18: 18 (1981)
= Polypodieae Hook. & Lindl. ex Duby – Bot. Gall. 1: 537 (1828)
= Polypodiidae Cronquist, Takht. & Zimmerm. – Taxon 15: 133 (1966)
= Polypodiineae Bessey – Bot. High Schools: 377 (1880)

Pecluma M.G.Price – Amer. Fern J. 73(4): 109. 1983 [29 Dec 1983]

Distribution: New World tropics to N-Argentina.
= Polypodium subgen. Pectinatum Lellinger – Amer. Fern J. 71: 93 (1981)

Phlebodium (R.Br.) J.Sm. – J. Bot. (Hooker) 4: 58. 1841

Distribution: New World, tropical

Pleopeltis Alderw. – Malayan Ferns 568. 1908 , non Humb. & Bonpl.

Distribution: Mostly neotropical, very few in Africa, Pacific and Asia. New circumscription see Smith & Tejero-Diez 2014.
= Ampelopteris Klotzsch – Linnaea 20: 430 (1847)
= Cheilogramme (Blume) Underw. – Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 6: 274, 277 (1899), nom. superfl.
= Chilogramme Blume – Fl. Javae, Fil. 70 (1828)
= Cuspidaria Link – Handbuch [Link] 2: 315. 1831
= Dicranoglossum J.Sm. – Bot. Voy. Herald [Seemann] 6: 232. 1854 [late 1854 or v. early 1855?]
= Eschatogramme Trevis. – Dansk Bot. Ark. 6(3): 34-38. 1929
= Heteropteris Diels – Engl. & Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 1(4): 305 (1899) (nom. superfl.)
= Lepicystis (J. Sm.) J. Sm. – Lond. J. Bot. 1: 195 (1842)
= Marginaria Bory – Dict. Class. Hist. Nat. [Bory] 6: 587. 1824 ; & 10: 176. 1826
= Marginariopsis C. Chr. – Dansk Bot. Ark. 6(3): 42 (1929)
= Microphlebodium L.D.Gómez – Phytologia 59(1): 58. 1985
= Neurodium Fée – Mem. Soc. Mus. Hist. Nat. Strasbourg 4(1): 201. 1850 , as ‘Nevrodium’
= Paltonium C.Presl – Epimel. Bot. 156. 1851 [Oct 1851]
= Pseudocolysis L.D.Gómez – Brenesia 10-11: 116. 1977
= xPleopodium Schelpe & N. C. Anthony – Bothalia 15(3-4): 557 (1985)

Pleurosoriopsis Fomin – Izv. Kievsk. Bot. Sada XI: 8. 1939 ; & Fl. Sib. et. Or. Extr. 5. 215. 1930.

Distribution: E-Asia

Polypodium L. – Sp. Pl. 2: 1082. 1753 [1 May 1753] ; & Gen. Pl. ed. 5, 485, 1754 as Polypodium sect. Pleopeltis b. Atactosia.

Distribution: Mainly American tropics, few in Old World. Many neotropical species listed will need recombination in other genera.
= Catenularia Botsch. – Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 18: 101. 1957
= Cephalosorium T. Moore – Index Filic. (T. Moore) 75 (1857)
= Chilopteris C.Presl – Tent. Pterid. 208. 1836 , Grammitis se
= Clathropeltis Kuhn – Decken, Reisen Ost-Afr. 88. Bot. 51 (1879)
= Coelopteris A.Braun – Abh. Senckenberg. Naturf. Ges. 50. 1856 [Oct 1856] ; reprinted as Farngatt. 1(Polypodium): 50, Feb-Mar 1857
= Cyrtomiphlebium Hook. – Sp. Fil. 6: 15 (1863)
= Cystidium Lindl. – Veg. Kingd., ed. 2 80. 1847 , (err.)
= Diagramma Blume – Enum. Pl. Javae 2: 114 (1828)
= Dicranopteris Blume ex Endl. – Gen. Suppl. 1: 1346 (1841)
= Dictyogramma C. Presl – Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss. 5(6) (Epim. Bot.): 148 (1851)
= Dictyophlebia Griseb. – Abh. Ges. Wiss. Gött. 7: 283, 286 (1857)
= Eleutherophlebia Griseb. – Abh. Ges. Wiss. Gött. 7: 282. 285 (1857)
= Goniolepicystis Diels – Engl. & Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 1(4): 323 (1899)
= Lepicystis J. Sm. – Lond. J. Bot. 1: 195 (1842)
= Leptoselliguea C. Chr. – Gard. Bull. Straits Settlem. 7: 309 (1934)
= Leptostegia Zipp. ms. ex Mett. – Abh. Senckenberg. Naturf. Ges. 2: 50 (1857)
= Marginariopsis T. Moore – Index 73 (1857)
= Micropteris J. Sm. – Hist. Fil. 186 (1875), nom. illeg., non Desv.
= Phlebiolepicystis Diels – Engl. & Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 1(4): 321 (1899)
= Phlebodiopsis T. Moore – Index Filic. (T. Moore) 77 (1857)
= Phyllitidis J. Sm. – J. Bot. (Hooker) 3: 397 (1841)
= Pleurogonium (C.Presl) Lindl. – Veg. Kingd. 79. 1846
= Pseudovittaria C. Chr. – Dansk Bot. Ark. 6, no. 3: 45 (1929)
= Trichocalymma Zenker – Linnaea 24(2): 251. 1851 [Jul 1851]

× Phlebosia Viane & Pompe – Fern Gaz. 21(3): 107. 2020 [15 May 2020]

Phlebodium x Pyrrosia

Serpocauloideae X.C.Zhang & R.Wei – Taxon 71(2): 301. 2022 [19 Jan 2022] [epublished]

Serpocaulon A.R.Sm. – Taxon 55(4): 924. 2006 [20 Dec 2006]

Distribution: Tropical New World. Revision: Sanin et al. (2023)

Pteridaceae E. D. M. Kirchn. – Schul-Bot. 109 (1831)

48 genera, ca. 1350 spp. The family has been split extensively in smaller subgroups, but Smith et al. (2006) and PPG-I argue for keeping them together.
= Actiniopteridaceae Pic.Serm. – Webbia 17: 5. 1962
= Adiantaceae Newman – Hist. Brit. Ferns 5. 1840 [1-5 Feb 1840]
= Anopteraceae Doweld – Prosyllabus Tracheophytorum LI (2001).
= Antrophyaceae (Link) Ching – Acta Phytotax. Sin. 16: 11 (1978)
= Cheilanthaceae B.K.Nayar – Taxon 19: 233. 1970
= Cryptogrammaceae Pic.Serm. – Webbia 17: 299. 1963
= Hemionitidaceae Pic.Serm. – Webbia 21: 487. 1966
= Negripteridaceae Pic.Serm. – Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital. n.s., 53: 160. 1946 ; preprint issued 25 Nov 1946; issue publ. 24 May 1947
= Platyzomataceae Nakai – Bull. Natl. Sci. Mus. Tokyo 29: 4. 1950
= Pteridaceae Reichenb. – Handb. Nat. Pflanzensyst. 138 (1837)
= Taenitidaceae (C.Presl) Pic.Serm. – Webbia 29: 1. 1974. 1974
= Vittariaceae Ching – Sunyatsenia 5: 210, 232. 1940 [30 Oct 1940]

Adiantoideae Horvát – Acta Bot. Inst. Bot. Univ. Zagreb. 2: 114 (1927), as ‘Adiantinae’

= Adiantoideae (C. Presl) R. M. Tryon – Amer. Fern J. 76: 184 (1986)
= Adianteae Gaudich. – H. L. C. de Saulces de Freycinet, Voy. Uranie, Bot.: 402 (1829)
= Adiantinae Pfeiff. – Nomencl. Bot. 1(1): 46 (1871)

Adiantum L. – Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 2: 1094. 1753 [1 May 1753] ; et in Genera Plantarum ed. 5 1754

Distribution: Worldwide, mostly wet areas in mountains, especially Andes. 1 undescribed species in Taiwan to be published 2017 (Knapp, in litt.)
= Adiantellum C. Presl – Tent. Pterid. 157 (1836)
= Apotomia Fée – Mém. Foug. 5 (Gen. Filic.): 112 (1852)
= Hewardia J.Sm. – J. Bot. (Hooker) 3: 432. 1841
= Mesopleuria T. Moore – Index Filic. (T. Moore) 36 (1857)

Cheilanthoideae Horvath – Acta Bot. Inst. Bot. Univ. Zagreb 2: 114 (1927), as ‘Cheilanthinae’

Cheilanthes s. l. turned out to be polyphyletic (Gastony & Rollo 1998), which leads to exclusion of Notholaena, Aleuritopteris and Paraceterach, but it should include Mildella, which was formerly treated in connection with Pellaea. There are highly conflicting systems.
= Cheilanthoideae (J. Sm.) W. C. Shieh – J. Sci. Engin. (Natl. Chung-Hsing Univ.) 10: 211 (1973)
= Cheilanthoideae W. C. Shieh – J. Sci. Engin. (Natl. Chung-Hsing Univ.) 10: 211 (1973), nom. superfl.
= Gymnopteridoideae W.C.Shieh – J. Sci. Engin. 10: 224. 1973
= Allosoreae Rouy – Fl. France [Rouy & Foucaud] 14: 388 (1913)
= Cheilantheae J. Sm. – Hist. Fil. 277 (1875)
= Cheilantheae Todaro – Syn. Pl. Acot. Vasc.: 10 (1866)
= Hemionitideae Pfeiff. – Nomencl. Bot. 1(1): 628 (1872 publ. 1873)
= Notholaeneae Gaudich. – Freycinet, Voy. Uranie, Bot.: 405 (1828)
= Cheilanthinae Diels – Engl. & Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. I, 4: 254, 265 (1899)
= Gymnopteridinae Engl. – Syllabus, ed. 6: 70 (1909)

Adiantopsis Fée – Mém. Foug., 5. Gen. Filic. 145. 1852

Distribution: American tropics. See especially Schuettpelz et al. (2014)
= Actinopteris J. Sm. – Bot. Mag. 72 Comp. 20 (1846)
= Adiantastrum Fée – Mém. Foug. 8 (Icon. Esp. Nouv.): 1151 (1867)

Aleuritopteris Fée – Mém. Foug., 5. Gen. Filic. 153. 1852

Distribution: Mostly China, India, Indochina, 3 Africa, 2 neotropics. This is a valid spinoff genus of Cheilanthes s. lat. fide Fraser-Jenkins et al. (2017), and Allosorus remains a synonym because wrongly lectotypified.
= Allosorus Farw. – Rep. (Annual) Michigan Acad. Sci. 21: 345. 1919 ; & Amer. Midl. Naturalist 12. 284. 1931
= Gymnia Buch.-Ham. – Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 16. 1825
= Leptolepidium K.H.Shing & S.K.Wu – Acta Bot. Yunnan. 1(1): 115. 1979 [Aug 1979]
= Negripteris Pic.Serm. – Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital. ser. 2, 53: 130, t. 14-16. 1946
= Sinopteris C.Chr. & Ching – Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol. 4: 359. 1933

Argyrochosma (J. Sm.) Windham – Amer. Fern J. 77: 38 (1987)

Distribution: American tropics, S-USA, 1 China
= Notholaena sect. Argyrochosma J. Sm. – J. Bot. (Hook.) 4: 50 (1841)

Aspidotis (Nutt. ex Hook.) Copel. – Gen. Fil. [Copeland] 68. 1947

Distribution: North America / Mexico
= Hypolepis sect. Aspidotis Nutt. ex Hook. 1852 – NA

Astrolepis D.M.Benham & Windham – Amer. Fern J. 82(2): 55. 1992

Distribution: Neotropics, S-USA

Baja Windham & L.O.George – Syst. Bot. 44(3): 479. 2019 [6 Aug 2019] [epublished]

Distribution: Baja California

Bommeria E. Fourn. – Baillon, Dict. Bot. 1: 448 (1877)

Distribution: SW-USA to Costa Rica
= Gymnopteris subgen. Bommeria (E. Fourn.) Christ – Farnkr. Erde 67 (1897)

Calciphilopteris Yesilyurt & H.Schneid. – Phytotaxa 7: 53 (-54). 2010 [15 Jul 2010]

Distribution: Trop. Asia to S-China and N-Australia

Cheilanthes Sw. – Syn. Fil. (Swartz) 5: 126. 1806 [Mar-Apr 1806]

Distribution: North and tropical America, some tropical Africa, Australia. The new and valid lectotypification of Cheilanthes with C. micropteris Sw. makes Cheilanthes the correct name for this genus, consisting of the C. micropteris group.

Cheilanthes p. p. – NA

Distribution: 1 sp. Mexico, Central America, placed here by molecular results outside of Cheilanthes s. str.

Cheilanthes p. p. (skinneri clade) – NA

Distribution: Mexico. Based on molecular results, these species need to be removed and belong here in a separate clade (Windham et al. 2009). Possibly some more species belong in this group.
= × Hemionanthes Mickel – Fl. Novo-Galiciana 17: 286. 1992

Cheilanthes sensu lato – NA

Distribution: species not yet distributed within spinoff genera of Cheilanthes
= Hypolepidopsis Hieron. – Hedwigia 62: 28 (1920)
= Neurosoria Mett. ex Kuhn – Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 27: 437. 1869

Cheiloplecton Fée – Mém. Foug., 7. Ic. Esp. Nouv. 33. 1857 [1857 or 1858]

Distribution: Mexico, Central America

Doryopteris J. Sm. – J. Bot. (Hook.) 4: 152 (1841), nom. cons.

Distribution: Tropical America, S-India, Malesia, Africa, Madagascar, Australia, S-Pacific, mostly Brazil. Phylogeny see Yesilyurt et al. 2015.
= Cassebeera Kaulf. – Enum. Filic. 216. 1824 [8 Apr-28 May 1824] , Cassebeeria auctt.
= Doryopteridastrum Fée – Crypt. Vasc. Brésil 1: 42 (1869)
= Tryonella Pic.Serm. – Webbia 29: 14. 1974

Doryopteris p. p. – NA

Distribution: South Africa, Indian Ocean. Placed outside of Doryopteris s. str. by PCR results (Yesilyurt et al. 2015). Maybe a part of redescribed Pellaeopsis or Hemionitis.

Doryopteris s. lat. – NA

Distribution: Several species which are probably not part of Doryopteris s. str. but have no current new position, pending molecular results

Gaga Pryer, Fay W.Li & Windham – Syst. Bot. 37(4): 855. 2012 [26 Oct 2012]

Distribution: SW-USA, Mexico and Central America. This genus contains the former Cheilanthes marginata-group which is related to Aspidotis.
= Othonoloma Link – Hort. Berol. [Link] 2: 41. 1833 [Jul-Dec 1833]

Hemionitis L. – Sp. Pl. 2: 1077. 1753 [1 May 1753]

Distribution: Tropical America
= Ampelogramma J. Sm. – Ferns Brit. For. 284 (1866)
= Cardinitis J. Sm. – Hist. Fil. 151 (1875)
= Definitifolium Hieron. – Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 84: 479 (1904)
= Gymnogramma Desv. – Mag. Neuesten Entdeck. Gesammten Naturk. Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 5(3): 304. 1811 [Post Sep ? 1811]
= Gymnopteris Bernh. – J. Bot. (Schrader) 1799(1): 297 (1799)
= Neurogramma Link – Fil. Spec. 138. 1841 [3-10 Sep 1841]
= Schizogramma Link – Fil. Spec. 136. 1841

Lytoneuron (Klotzsch) Yesilyurt – Phytotaxa 221(2): 116. 2015 [30 Jul 2015] [epublished]

Distribution: South America (mostly Brazil). Separation from Doryopteris based on molecular results (Yesilyurt et al. 2015)
= Doryopteris sect. Lytoneuron Klotzsch – Linnaea 20(3): 343 (1847)

Mickelopteris Fraser-Jenk. – Annot. Checkl. Ind. Pterid. 1: 246. 2016 [2017 publ. 28 Dec 2016]

Distribution: tropical Asia

Mildella Trevis. – Rendiconti Reale Ist. Lombardo Sci. ser. 2, 9(20): 810. 1876

Distribution: Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, subtropical Asia, placed here by molecular results outside of Pellaea s. str.

Mineirella Ponce & Scataglini – J. Syst. Evol. 60(2): 274. 2020 [28 Dec 2020] [epublished]

Distribution: South America

Myriopteris Fée – Mém. Foug., 5. Gen. Filic. 148. 1852 [1850-1852]

Distribution: North America to Chile, mostly Mexico (34 spp.), 1 sp. South Africa. A spin-off genus from Cheilanthes s. lat.
= Eriochosma J. Sm. – J. Bot. (Hooker) 4: 50 (1841)
= Physapteris C. Presl – Tent. Pterid. 160 (1836) [might be the correct name fide Fraser-Jenkins et al. 2017, because it is typified with M. lendigera]
= Pomatophytum Jones – Contr. Western Bot. 16: 12 (1930)

Notholaena R. Br. – Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. 145 (1810)

Distribution: New World. For the reasons to lectotypify Notholaena with N. trichomanoides and apply the name to New World taxa, see Rothfels et al. (2008). This is resisted by many Old World authors (case not settled yet).
= Cheilanthes sect. Notholaena (R. Br.) W. C. Shieh – J. Sci. Engin. (Natl. Chung-Hsing Univ.) 10: 213 (1973)
= Chrysochosma Kümmerle – Magyar Bot. Lapok 13: 39. 1914

Oeosporangium Vis. – Atti Reale Ist. Veneto Sci. Lett. Arti III. 12: 663. 1867

Distribution: Old World. This is the correct name for Cheilosoria and one Old World Cheilanthes clade fide Fraser-Jenkins et al. (2017) and after rejection of Allosorus (2019). The current circumscription is probably inhomogenous and needs further refinement.
= Parallosorus Keyserl. – Polyp. Herb. Bunge 5 (1873)

Ormopteris J.Sm. – Hist. Fil. 281. 1875

Distribution: Brazil, Venezuela. Separation from Pellaea based on molecular results (Yesilyurt et al. 2015)

Paragymnopteris K.H.Shing – Indian Fern J. 10(1-2): 227. 1994 [1993 publ. 1994]

Distribution: Old World. There is widespread confusion over the typification of Notholaena. Currently a majority of experts is treating Notholaena as a New World genus, which leaves the name Paragymnopteris to the marantae-group. Possibly both are the same (case still undecided).
= Paraceterach Copel. – Gen. Fil. [Copeland] 75. 1947
= Parahemionitis Panigrahi – Abstr. & Souv. Nation. Symp. Curr. Trends Pterid. Palayamkottai 13. 1991 , without Latin descr. & contrary to Art. 42.1

Pellaea Link – Fil. Spec. 59. 1841 [3–10 Sep 1841]

Distribution: SW-USA, Mexico, to Galapagos and Haiti, South Africa, few east to India, China and New Zealand, N-Spain, introduced Azores. The genus remains polyphyletic. Holcochlaena and Platyloma might be valid genera.
= Choristosoria Mett. ex Kuhn – Reisen Ost Afr. [Decken] 3(3, Bot.): 13. 1879
= Cincinalis Desv. – Mag. Neuesten Entdeck. Gesammten Naturk. Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 5: 311. 1811
= Crypteris Nutt. – Sp. Fil. [W. J. Hooker] 2: 149. 1858
= Holcochlaena Baker – Syn. Fil. (Hook. & Baker) 153 (1867)
= Holodanaea C. Presl – Suppl. Tent. Pterid. 37 (1845)
= Hymenoloma Davenp. – Bot. Gaz. 21: 262 (1896)
= Pellaeopsis J.Sm. – Hist. Fil. 289. 1875
= Platyloma J.Sm. – J. Bot. (Hooker) 4: 160. 1841
= Pteridella Mett. ex Kuhn – Reisen Ost Afr. [Decken] 3(3, Bot.): 13. 1879
= Synochlamys Fée – Mem. Soc. Sci. Nat. Strasbourg 5: 35. 1857

Pentagramma Yatsk., Windham & E.Wollenw. – Amer. Fern J. 80(1): 13. 1990 [Jun 1990]

Distribution: W-USA, SW-Canada, NW-Mexico

Trachypteris André – Monogr. Elaphoglossum 150. 1899

Distribution: Madagascar (1 sp.), tropical America (3 spp.)
= Heteroglossum Diels – Engl. & Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 1(4): 334 (1899)
= Saffordia Maxon – Smithsonian Misc. Collect. 61(4): 1. 1913

Cryptogrammoideae S.Linds. – Edinburgh J. Bot. 66(2): 358. 2009 [15 Jun 2009]

3 genera, ca. 30 spp.
= Cryptogramminae Prantl – Arbeiten Königl. Bot. Gart. Breslau 1: 33 (1892)

Coniogramme Fée – Mém. Foug., 5. Gen. Filic. 167. 1852

Distribution: Mostly China and Indochina, few tropical Africa, Java, Japan, Pacific to Hawaii and Samoa.
= Dyctiogramme C.Presl – Epimel. Bot. 263. 1851 [Oct 1851]
= Neurosorus Trevis. – Atti Reale Ist. Veneto Sci. Lett. Arti 2(2): 168. 1851
= Notogramme C.Presl – Epimel. Bot. 263. 1851 [Oct 1851]
= Syngramme J. Sm. – Lond. J. Bot. 4: 168 (1845)
= × Coniodictyogramme Nakai – Bull. Natl. Sci. Mus. Tokyo 27: 22. 1949 , nomen

Cryptogramma R.Br. – Narr. Journey Polar Sea [Franklin] 767. 1823

Distribution: Mostly Asia and North America, 1 to Europe, 1 South America
= Homopteris Rupr. – Distr. Crypt. Vasc. Ross. 48 (1845)
= Phorolobus Desv. – Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 6(3): 291. 1827 [Jul 1827] ; Prodr. Foug.

Llavea Lag. – Gen. Sp. Pl. [Lagasca] 33. 1816

Distribution: Central America
= Botryogramma Fée – Mém. Foug. 5 (Gen. Filic.): 166 (1852)
= Ceratodactylis J.Sm. in Hook. – Gen. Fil. [Hooker] t. 36. 1839

Parkerioideae Burnett – Outlines Bot. 324 (1835), as ‘Parkeridae’

2 genera
= Acrostichoideae Link – Fil. Sp.: 147 (1841)
= Ceratopteridoideae R.M.Tryon – Amer. Fern J. 76(4): 184. 1986
= Acrosticheae C. Presl – Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., ser. 4, 5: 228 (1836)
= Ceratopterideae J. Sm. – Hist. Fil. 170 (1875), nom. illeg.
= Ceratopterideae T. Moore – Index Fil.: xii (1857-1862)
= Parkerieae Brongn. – Enum. Pl. Mus. Paris: 5 (1843)
= Acrostichinae Payer – Bot. Crypt.: 197 (1850)

Acrostichum L. – Sp. Pl. 2: 1067. 1753 [1 May 1753] ; et in Genera Plantarum ed. 5 1754

Distribution: Tropical / warm-temperate worldwide
= Chrysodium Fée – Mém. Foug., 2. Hist. Acrostich. 22, 97. 1845 [late 1845]

Ceratopteris Brongn. – Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris 1821: 186. ; Conf. Benedict, Bull. Torr. Cl. 36. 463-476. 1909

Distribution: Worldwide tropics
= Cryptogenis A.Rich. – Dict. Class. Hist. Nat. [Bory] 3. 350. 1823
= Ellobocarpus Kaulf. – Enum. Filic. 117. 1824 [8 Apr-28 May 1824]
= Furcaria Boiv. ex Baill. – Étude Euphorb. 56. 1858
= Parkeria Hook. – Exot. Fl. 2(20): t. 147. 1825 [Mar 1825]
= Teleozoma R.Br. – Narr. Journey Polar Sea [Franklin] 767. 1823

Pteridoideae Link – Fil. Sp.: 48 (1841)

= Platyzomatoideae (Nakai) A. F. Tryon – Amer. J. Bot. 51: 942 (1964)
= Pteridoideae (Link) J. P. Roux – Lycopods Ferns Drakensberg Lesotho 161 (2016)
= Taenitidoideae (C. Presl) R. M. Tryon – Amer. Fern J. 76: 184 (1986)
= Taenitidoideae Link – Fil. Sp.: 140 (1841)
= Platyzomateae (Nakai) R. M. Tryon & A. F. Tryon – Rhodora 83(833): 135 (1981)
= Pterideae J. Sm. – J. Bot. (Hooker) 3: 403 (1841)
= Taenitideae C. Presl – Tent. Pterid. 222 (1836)
= Jamesoniinae Pfeiff. – Nomencl. Bot. 1(1): 704 (1873)
= Pterididae Schmakov – Turczaninowia 4(1-2): 42 (2001)
= Pteridinae Payer – Bot. Crypt.: 199 (1850)
= Taenitidinae Payer – Bot. Crypt.: 197 (1850)

Actiniopteris Link – Fil. Spec. 73, 79. 1841

Distribution: Africa and adjacent islands, 1 sp. east to Afghanistan, Nepal, India, Sri Lanka

Anogramma Link – Fil. Spec. 137. 1841

Distribution: Widespread in subtropics (1 sp.), S-South America (1), Indian subcontinent (1)
= Dicranodium Newman – Hist. Brit. Ferns, ed. 3 13. 1854
= Pityrogramma subgen. Anogramma (Link) Domin – Spisy Prir. Fak. Karlovy Univ. 88: 9 (1928)

Austrogramme E.Fourn. – Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 5, 18: 278. 1873

Distribution: New Caledonia (3 spp.), Moluccas, New Guinea, Vanuatu. Exact taxonomic position within clade still uncertain.
= Aspleniopsis Mett. ex Kuhn – Chaetopterides 324. 1882

Cerosora (Baker) Domin – Acta Bot. Bohem. 8: 3. 1929

Distribution: Tropical Asia and S-China (3 spp.), trop. Africa and Indian Ocean (1 sp.)
= Anogramma Sect. Monosorus Domin – Biblioth. Bot. (1915)
= Gymnogramma sect. Cerosora Baker – J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 24: 260 (1887)

Cosentinia Tod. – Giorn. Sci. Nat. Econ. Palermo 1: 219 (seors. 14). 1866

Distribution: Mediterranean to India. The placement of this species has changed considerably in the past. It was regularly included in Notholaena (which is neotropical, see there) and Old World Cheilanthes, which are now Paragymnopteris.

Gastoniella Li Bing Zhang & Liang Zhang – Molec. Phylogen. Evol. 109: 67. 2016 [31 Dec 2016] [epublished]

Distribution: Trop. America (2 spp.), Ascension Isl. (1 sp.)

Jamesonia Hook. & Grev. – Icon. Filic. t. 178. 1830

Distribution: Tropical Andes (usually on high mountains), locally Mexico, Costa Rica, SE-Brazil, 1 Tristan da Cunha
= Eriosorus Fée – Mém. Foug., 5. Gen. Filic. 152. 1852 [1850-52]
= Gymnogramma sect. Jamesonia (Hook. & Grev.) Klotzsch – Linnaea 20: 407 (1847)
= Nephopteris Lellinger – Amer. Fern J. 56: 180. 1966
= Psilogramme Kuhn – Chaetopterides 12. 1882
= Psilogramme sect. Jamesonia (Hook. & Grev.) Kuhn – Festschr. 50jähr. Jubiläum Königst. Realschule zu Berlin [Chaetopt.] 332 (1882)

Onychium Kaulf. – Jahrb. d. Pharmacie 45 (1820)

Distribution: Mostly India, Indochina, Himalaya, China, Malesia, 1 to Australia, 1 NE-Africa and Iran. Very complicated taxonomy due to apomixis.
= Cryptogrammopsis Kümmerle – Amer. Fern J. 20: 133 (1930)
= Leptostegia D. Don – Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 14 (1825)

Pityrogramma Link – Handbuch [Link] 3: 19. 1833 ; & Maxon, Contr. U. S. Nat. Herb. 17: 173 (1913)

Distribution: Mostly American tropics, 1 sp. SW-USA, W-USA, 4-5 spp. Africa/Madagascar. Many invalid names and garden forms (described mostly by Domin) have been omitted. The African species probably belong in other genera.
= Argyria Fée – Mém. Foug. 5 (Gen. Filic.): 183 (1852)
= Calomelanos C. Presl – Tent. Pterid. 218 (1836)
= Cerogramme Diels – Engl. & Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 1(4): 260 (1899)
= Ceropteris Link – Fil. Spec. 141. 1841
= Chrysodia Fée – Mém. Foug. 5 (Gen. Filic.): 183 (1852)
= Neurogramma (C. Presl) Link – Fil. Spec. 138 (1841)
= Oligolepis Cass. ex DC. – Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 5: 370. 1836 [1-10 Oct 1836]
= Trichophylla Domin – Spisy Prir. Fak. Karlovy Univ. 88: 8 (1928)
= Trismeria Fée – Mém. Foug., 5. Gen. Filic. 164. 1852 [1850-1852]
= × Pityromeria L.D.Gómez – Brenesia 16: 96. 1979

Pteris L. – Sp. Pl. 2: 1073 (1753)

Distribution: Worldwide
= Afropteris Alston – Bol. Soc. Brot. sér. 2, 30: 5. 1956 , err. typogr. Aropteris; vide Crabbe, Journ. Soc. Bibl. Nat. Hist. 3: 397. 1960; Pichi-Sermolli Webbia 17: 305. 1963
= Anopteris (Prantl) Diels – Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] 1(4): 288. 1899 [Oct 1899]
= Campteria C.Presl – Tent. Pterid. 146. 1836
= Copelandiopteris B.C.Stone – Webbia 28: 492. 1973
= Hemipteris Rosenst. – Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 5: 38. 1908
= Heterophlebium Fée – Mém. Foug., 5. Gen. Filic. 139. 1852 [1850-1852]
= Heteropteris C. Presl ex Ettingsh. – Farnkr. Jetztw. 96 (1864)
= Idiopteris T.G.Walker – Kew Bull. 12(3): 431, t.1. 1958 [1957 publ. 17 Jan 1958]
= Lathyropteris Christ – Bull. Herb. Boissier II(7): 275. 1907
= Lemapteris Raf. – J. Phys. Chim. Hist. Nat. Arts 89: 262. 1819
= Litobrochia C.Presl – Tent. Pterid. 148. 1836
= Macropteris Webb & Berthel. – Hist. nat. Canar. 39, Phyt 3: 450 (1847)
= Monogonia C.Presl – Tent. Pterid. 146. 1836
= Neurocallis Fée – Mém. Foug., 2. Hist. Acrostich. 89. 1845
= Ochropteris J.Sm. – J. Bot. (Hooker) 4: 158. 1841
= Parapteris Keyserl. – Polyp. Herb. Bunge 4 (1873)
= Peripteris Raf. – Anal. Nat. 205. 1815 ; & Amer. Monthly Mag. Crit. Rev. 2: 268. 1818; & J. Phys. Chim. Hist. Nat. Arts 89: 262 (1819)
= Phyllitis Raf. – Amer. Monthly Mag. & Crit. Rev. 4: 195 (1819) (non Hill, nec Moench)
= Platyzoma R.Br. – Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. 160. 1810 [27 Mar 1810]
= Pteridium Raf. – Princ. Somiol. 26 (1814) (non Gled. ex Scop.)
= Pycnodoria C.Presl – Epimel. Bot. 100. 1851 [Oct 1851]
= Schizopteris Hillebr. – Syn. Fil. (Hooker & Baker), ed. 2. 475. 1874
= Schizostege Hillebr. – Fl. Hawaiian Isl. [Hillebrand] 631. 1888
= Schizostegeopsis Copel. – Fern Fl. Philipp. 1: 147. 1958
= Spathepteris C.Presl – Suppl. Tent. Pterid. 95. 1845
= Thelypteris Adans. – Fam. Pl. 2: 20 (1763)

Pterozonium Fée – Mém. Foug., 5. Gen. Filic. 178. 1852 [1850-1852]

Distribution: Mostly S-Venezuela (Tepuis), east to Surinam, SW to Colombia and N-Peru
= Syngrammatopsis Alston – Mutisia 7: 7. 1952
= Trichiogramme Kuhn – Chaetopterides 5. 1882

Syngramma J.Sm. – London J. Bot. 4: 168. 1845

Distribution: Malaysia to Philippines, New Guinea, east to Fiji and Palau (7 in Borneo). Exact taxonomic position within clade still uncertain.
= Callogramme Fée – Mém. Foug., 5. Gen. Filic. 169. 1852 [1850-1852]
= Craspedodictyum Copel. – Philipp. J. Sci., C 6: 84. 1911 ; & 38: 147. 1929 (clavis sp.).
= Toxopteris Trevis. – Atti Reale Ist. Veneto Sci. Lett. Arti 5(3): 590. 1877

Taenitis Willd. ex Spreng. – Anleit. Kenntn. Gew. 3: 374. 1804 [28 Mar 1804] ; & Schkuhr, Kr. Gew. 1. 21. 1804; Sw. Syn. 3. 1806

Distribution: Tropical Asia, Australia, Pacific
= Holttumia Copel. – Philipp. J. Sci. 74: 153, t. 1. 1941 , non Lloyd
= Holttumiella Copel. – Philipp. J. Sci. 75: 360. 1941
= Platytaenia Kuhn – Chaetopterides 330. 1882
= Schizolepton Fée – Mem. Soc. Mus. Hist. Nat. Strasbourg 4(1): 201. 1850

Tryonia Schuettp., J.Prado & A.T.Cochran – PhytoKeys 35: 35. 2014 [26 Feb 2014] [epublished]

Distribution: Brazil (4 spp.), Colombia (1 spp.)

Vittarioideae Crabbe, Jermy & Mickel – Fern Gaz. 11: 154. 1975

sequence of genera following Schuettpelz et al. 2016
= Antrophyoideae Link – Fil. Spec. 140, 3-10 (1841), subfamily
= Antrophyeae Pfeiff. – Nomencl. Bot. 1(1): 224 (1872)
= Vittarieae C. Presl – Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., ser. 4, 5: 164 (1836)
= Antrophyinae Diels – Engl. & Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. I, 4: 297, 300 (1899)
= Vittariinae Diels – Engl. & Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. I, 4: 297 (1899)

Ananthacorus Underw. & Maxon – Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 10: 487. 1908

Distribution: Trop. America

Antrophyopsis (Benedict) Schuettp. – Taxon 65(4): 717. 2016 [30 Aug 2016]

Distribution: Trop. Africa, Indian Ocean. Separate genus from Antrophyum fide Schuettpelz et al. 2016
= Antrophyum subgen. Antrophyopsis Benedict – Bull. Torrey Bot. Club St. 447 (1907)

Antrophyum Kaulf. – Enum. Filic. 197, 282. 1824 [8 Apr-28 May 1824]

Distribution: Pantropical, mostly SE-Asia
= Bathia C. Chr. – Bonap., Notes Ptéridol. 16: 110 (1925)

Haplopteris C. Presl – Tent. Pterid. 141 (1836), nom. cons. prop.

Distribution: Trop. Asia and Australia.
= Monogramma Schkuhr – 24. Kl. Linn. Pfl.-Syst. 1: 82. 1809 ; & Desvaux, Berl. Mag. 5. 302. 1811
= Pleurofossa Nakai ex H.Ito – J. Jap. Bot. 12(6): 408. 1936 [25 Jun 1936]
= Pleurogramme R. Br. – Horsf., Pl. jav. rar. 4 (1838)
= Vittaria sect. Haplopteris (C. Presl) Ching – Sinensia 1: 176 (1931)
= Vittaria sect. Schizolomatopsis Zhang – (1999)
= Vittaria subgen. Haplopteris (C. Presl) C. Chr. – Index Filic. 46 (1906)

Hecistopteris J.Sm. – London J. Bot. 1: 193. 1842

Distribution: Tropical America

Polytaenium Desv. – Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 6: 174. 1827 [May 1827] , (218: Polyaetnium); =‘Prodrome’

Distribution: Trop. Americas. Inclusion of Anetium fide Schuettpelz et al. 2016
= Acrostichum sect. Anetium Kunze – Flora Beibl., 1: 47 (1839)
= Anetium (Kunze) Splitg. – Tijdschr. Natuurl. Gesch. Physiol. 7: 395. 1840
= Antrophyum subgen. Polytaenium (Desv.) Bened. – Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 34: 447 (1907)
= Pteridanetium Copel. – Gen. Fil. [Copeland] 224. 1947

Radiovittaria (Benedict) E. H. Crane – Syst. Bot. 22: 515 (1997 publ. 1998)

Distribution: Trop. America
= Vittaria subgen. Radiovittaria Benedict – Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 38: 166 (1911)

Rheopteris Alston – Nova Guinea ser. 2, 7: 2. 1956

Distribution: New Guinea. Taxonomic position according to Ruhfel et al. 2008.

Scoliosorus T. Moore – Index Filic. (T. Moore) 29 (1857)

Distribution: Trop. America
= Antrophyum subgen. Scoliosorus (T. Moore) Bened. – Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 34: 447 (1907)

Vaginularia Fée – Congr. Sci. France 10(1): 178. 1843 ; & 3 memoire 50. 1851-52

Distribution: Trop. Asia and S-China, 1 to Australia, 1-2 Pacific. A valid genus separate from Monogramma fide Ruhfel et al. (2008) and Schuettpelz et al. (2016).
= Diclidopteris Brack. – U.S. Expl. Exped., Filic. 16: 135. 1854 ; C. Wilkes Expl. Exped.

Vittaria Sm. – Mém. Acad. Roy. Sci. (Turin) 5: 413, t.9(5). 1793

Distribution: New World, only 1 species Africa
= Oetosis Neck. ex Greene – Pittonia 4: 105 (1900)
= Taeniopsis J.Sm. – J. Bot. (Hooker) 4: 67. 1841
= Taeniopteris Hook. – Gen. Fil. [Hooker] t. 76 B. 1842

Pteridryaceae Li Bing Zhang, X.M.Zhou, Liang Zhang & N.T.Lu – J. Syst. Evol. 56(2): 157. 2018 [8 Feb 2018] [epublished]

4 genera, ca. 30 spp. The family was accepted as separate from Tectariaceae by PPG-II.

Draconopteris Li Bing Zhang & Liang Zhang – Taxon 65(4): 732. 2016 [30 Aug 2016]

Distribution: Trop. America

Malaifilix Li Bing Zhang & Schuettp. – Taxon 65(4): 733. 2016 [30 Aug 2016]

Distribution: Malesia

Polydictyum C.Presl – Epimel. Bot. 52. 1851 [Oct 1851]

Distribution: Trop. Asia, 1 SW-Pacific. Separate genus from Tectaria fide Dong et al. (2017).

Pteridrys C.Chr. & Ching – Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol. Bot. 5: 129. 1934

Distribution: Vietnam (many), India, Sri Lanka, SE-China to Taiwan and New Guinea. Monograph: X. M. Zhou & Li Bing Zhang (2019)

Rhachidosoraceae X.C.Zhang – Phytotaxa 19: 16. 2011 [18 Feb 2011]

1 genus, 8 spp. Family status confirmed by Rothfels et al. (2012). According to Fraser-Jenkins et al. (2018) it should be included in Woodsiaceae s. lat.
= Rhachidosoroideae M.L.Wang & Y.T.Hsieh – Acta Phytotax. Sin. 42(6): 527. 2004 [Nov 2004]

Rhachidosorus Ching – Acta Phytotax. Sin. 9(1): 73. 1964 [18 Jan 1964]

Distribution: E-Asia, tropical Asia

Saccolomataceae Doweld – Phytologia 90(3): 417. 2008 [Dec 2008]

1-2 genera, 21 spp.

Orthiopteris Copel. – Bull. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 59: 14. 1929 ; & Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 16: 79. 1929

Distribution: Tropical Asia and W-Pacific (8), 1 Madagascar. Revision: Luong et al. 2015. Frequently included in Saccoloma s. lat.
= Ithycaulon Copel. – Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 16: 79. 1929
= Neuropteris Desv. – Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 6(3): 292. 1827 [Jul 1827] ; = ‘Prodrome de la famille Fougères’
= Parasaccoloma Keyserl. – Polyp. Herb. Bunge 4 (1873)

Saccoloma Kaulf. – Berlin. Jahrb. Pharm. Verbundenen Wiss. 21: 51. 1820 ; & Enum. Fil. 224. 1824

Distribution: Neotropical

Tectariaceae Panigrahi – J. Orissa Bot. Soc. 8(1): 41. 1986

3 genera, ca. 310 spp.
= Dictyoxiphiaceae Ching – Sunyatsenia 5: 218 (1940), nom. nud.
= Tectariaceae Lellinger – Amer. Fern J. 77(3): 102 (1987 publ. 1988), isonym
= Tectarioideae B. K. Nayar – Taxon 19: 235 (1970), Subfamily
= Hypoderridinae Hook. – Sp. Fil. 1: 56, 57 (1844)

Hypoderris R.Br. – Pl. Asiat. Rar. (Wallich). 1: 16. 1829 ; & J. Smith in Hook. Gen. Fil. t. 1. 1838

Distribution: Caribbean, Central America, Andes from N-Venezuela to Bolivia

Tectaria Cav. – Anales Hist. Nat. 1(2): 115. 1799 [Dec 1799] ; & Descripcion d. l. plantas 249. 1802.

Distribution: Pantropical and south-temperate, America (35-40). Inclusion of many previous split genera fide Dong (2014) and Wang et al. (2014). Fraser-Jenkins et al. (2018) argue for keeping at least Heterogonium separate, and Dong et al. (2017) separate Polydictyum again.
= Aenigmopteris Holttum – Blumea 30(1): 3. 1984
= Amphiblestra C.Presl – Tent. Pterid. 150. 1836
= Aspidium Sw. – J. Bot. (Schrader) 1800(2): 29. 1801 [Oct-Dec 1801]
= Bathmium (C.Presl) C.Presl ex Link – Fil. Spec. 99, 114. 1841 [Sep 1841]
= Camptodium Fée – Mém. Foug., 5. Gen. Filic. 298. 1852
= Cardiochlaena Fée – Mém. Foug., 5. Gen. Filic. 314. 1852 [1850-1852]
= Chlamydogramme Holttum – Gard. Bull. Singapore 39(2): 157. 1987 [1986 publ. 1987]
= Cionidium T.Moore – Gard. Companion Florists’ Guide 143. 1852
= Ctenitopsis Ching ex Tardieu & C.Chr. – Notul. Syst. (Paris) 7: 86. 1938 [Oct 1938] ; et in Ching, Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol. Bot. 8: 304 (Nov 1938)
= Depariopsis Baker – Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 5: 462 (1891)
= Dictyoxiphium Hook. – Gen. Fil. [Hooker] t.62. 1840
= Dryomenis Fée – Mém. Foug., 5. Gen. Filic. 225. 1852 [1850-1852]
= Fadyenia Endl. – Gen. Pl. Suppl. [Endlicher] 2: 30. 1842 [Mar-Jun 1842]
= Grammatosorus Regel – Index Seminum [St.Petersburg (Petropolitanus)] 75. 1866 ; & Gartenflora 15. 335. 1866
= Hemigramma Christ – Bull. Herb. Boissier II(6): 1006. 1906 , nota; & Phil. Journ. Sci. Bot. 2. 170. 1907
= Heterogonium C.Presl – Epimel. Bot. 142. 1851 [Oct 1851]
= Lenda Koidz. – Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 5(2): 142. 1936 [30 May 1936]
= Lobochlaena Fée – Mém. Foug. 5 (Gen. Filic.): 315 (1852)
= Luerssenia Kuhn ex Luerss. – Bot. Centralbl. 3(11): 77. 1882
= Melanopteris J.Sm. – Index Fil. (T.Moore) 6: cxliv. 1859 [Jan 1859]
= Microbrochis C.Presl – Epimel. Bot. 51. 1851 [Oct 1851]
= Palma-Filix Adans. – (1763)
= Patanema J.Sm. – Index Fil. (T.Moore) 2: xcviii. 1857
= Phlebiogonium Fée – Mém. Foug., 5. Gen. Filic. 314. 1852 [1850-1852]
= Podopeltis Fée – Mém. Foug., 5. Gen. Filic. 286. 1852 [1850-1852]
= Psomiocarpa C.Presl – Epimel. Bot. 161. 1851 [Oct 1851]
= Quercifilix Copel. – Philipp. J. Sci. 37: 408. 1928 , Polypodiaceae Gen. 37
= Sagenia C.Presl – Tent. Pterid. 86. 1836 [ante 2 Dec 1836]
= Stenosemia C.Presl – Tent. Pterid. 237. 1836
= Tectaridium Copel. – Philipp. J. Sci. 30: 329. 1926
= Trichiocarpa (Hook.) J.Sm. – Cat. Ferns Kew 7. 1856
= × Pleuroderris Maxon – J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 24(12): 550. 1934 [15 Dec 1934]

Triplophyllum Holttum – Kew Bull. 41(2): 239. 1986 [22 Jul 1986]

Distribution: Trop. Africa and Madagascar (18), West Indies and N-South America (9)

Thelypteridaceae Pic.Serm. – Webbia 24(2): 709. 1970 [28 Apr 1970]

5-34 genera (depending on genus concept), 1100-1200 spp. New genus concept adopted here from Fawcett & Smith (2021), based on molecular results.

Phegopteridoideae Salino, A.R.Sm. & T.E.Almeida – J. Syst. Evol. 54(6): 594. 2016 [14 Feb 2016] [epublished]

= Phegopteridinae Ching – Acta Phytotax. Sin. 8: 296 (1963), nom. superfl.
= Phegopteridinae Rouy – Fl. France [Rouy & Foucaud] 14: 397 (1913)

Macrothelypteris (H. Itô) Ching – Acta Phytotax. Sin. 8: 308 (1963)

Distribution: Trop/subtrop. Asia, Malesia, Queensland, Pacific, Africa
= Thelypteris sect. Macrothelypteris H. Itô – Nakai & Honda, Nov. Fl. Jap. 4: 141 (1938)
= Thelypteris sect. Metathelypteris K. Iwats. – Mem. Coll. Sci. Univ. Kyoto, B, Biol. 31: 145 p. (1965)
= Thelypteris subgen. Macrothelypteris (H. Itô) A. R. Sm. – Phytologia 34: 233 (1976)

Phegopteris (C. Presl) Fée – Mém. Foug. 5 (Gen. Filic.): 242 (1852)

Distribution: North-temperate Asia, Europe and North America. Species delimitation see Fujiwara et al. 2021
= Lastrella (H. Itô) Nakai – J. Jap. Bot. 24: 8 (1949)
= Phegopteris sect. Lastrella H. Itô – Nakai & Honda, Nov. Fl. Jap. 4: 152 (1939)
= Polypodium subgen. Phegopteris (C. Presl) C. B. Clarke – Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 1: 542 (1880)
= Polypodium subgen. Phegopteris C. Presl – Tent. Pterid. 179 (1836) (p. p.)
= Thelypteris subgen. Phegopteris (C. Presl) Ching – Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol. Bot. 6: 250 (1936)
= Thelypteris subgen. Phegopteris sect. Lastrella K. Iwats. – Mem. Coll. Sci. Univ. Kyoto, B, Biol. 31 (1964), 25: 137 (1965)
= Thelypteris subgen. Phegopteris sect. Phegopteris K. Iwats. – Mem. Coll. Sci. Univ. Kyoto, B, Biol. 31: 25 (1964) and sect. Lastrella (p. p.)

Pseudophegopteris Ching – Acta Phytotax. Sin. 8(4): 313. 1963 [18 Oct 1963]

Distribution: tropical Africa (and St. Helena, Sao Tome), Indian Ocean, S-China and Himalaya, through Malesia to Fiji and Hawaii
= Toppingia O.Deg., I.Deg. & A.R.Sm. ex O.Deg. & I.Deg. – Fl. Hawaiiensis [Degener] 7: fam. 17b. 1968

Thelypteroideae C. F. Reed – Phytologia 17: 254 (1968)

= Leptogrammeae Todaro – Syn. Pl. Acot. Vasc.: 13 (1866)
= Meniscieae Pfeiff. – Nomencl. Bot. 1(1): 628 (1872 publ. 1873)
= Cyclosorinae Ching – Acta Phytotax. Sin. 8: 296 (1963)
= Dictyoclineae Ching – Acta Phytotax. Sin. 8: 296 (1963)
= Goniopteridinae Ching – Acta Phytotax. Sin. 8: 296 (1963)
= Menisciinae Payer – Bot. Crypt.: 197 (1850)
= Pseudocyclosorinae Ching – Acta Phytotax. Sin. 8: 296 (1963)
= Thelypteridinae Ching – Acta Phytotax. Sin. 8: 295 (1963)

Abacopteris Fée – Congr. Sci. France 10(1): 178. 1843

Distribution: continental SE-Asia, Malesia, Australia, ?Africa
= Cyclosorus subgen. Abacopteris (Fée) Panigrahi – Abstr. & Souv. Nation. Symp. Curr. Trends Pterid. 4-6 October 1991: 13 (1991)
= Dryopteris sect. Abacopteris C. Chr. – Gard. Bull. Straits Settlem. 7: 247 (1934)
= Thelypteris subgen. Abacopteris K. Iwats. – Mem. Coll. Sci. Univ. Kyoto, B, Biol. 31: 34 (1964)

Amauropelta Kunze – Farnkräuter 1: 86, 109. 1843

Distribution: Neotropics, few Nearctic, Pacific, trop. Africa and Indian Ocean. The validity of the names coined in the thesis of Alvarez-Fuentes (2010) is still heavily disputed because the publication possibly does not count as effectively published.
= Amauropelta subg. Parathelypteris (H. Ito) S. E. Fawc. & A. R. Sm. – A generic revision of the Thelypteridaceae: 28 (2021)
= Oochlamys Fée – Mém. Foug., 5. Gen. Filic. 297. 1852 [1850-1852]
= Parathelypteris (H. Itô) Ching – Acta Phytotax. Sin. 8: 300 (1963)
= Thelypteris subgen. Amauropelta (Kunze) A. R. Sm. – Amer. Fern J. 63: 121 (1973)
= Wagneriopteris Á.Löve & D.Löve – Taxon 26(2-3): 325. 1977

Amblovenatum J.P.Roux – Strelitzia 23: 200 (-201). 2009

Distribution: Trop. Asia and Africa
= Amphineuron Holttum – Blumea 19(1): 45. 1971 [15 Nov 1971]
= Thelypteris subgen. Amphineuron (Holttum) Fraser-Jenk. – New Species Syndr. Indian Pteridol. 255 (1997)

Ampelopteris Kunze – Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 6: 114. 1848

Distribution: Africa, SE-Asia
= Cyclosorus subgen. Ampelopteris (Kunze) Panigrahi – Abstr. & Souv. Nation. Symp. Curr. Trends Pterid. 4-6 October 1991: 13 (1991)
= Meniscium sect. Ampelopteris K. Iwats. – Mem. Coll. Sci. Univ. Kyoto, B, Biol. 31: 39 (1964)
= Thelypteris sect. Ampelopteris (Kunze) C. F. Reed – Phytologia 17: 255 (1968)

Chingia Holttum – Blumea 19: 31. 1971

Distribution: Malesia, Australia

Christella H. Lév. – Fl. du Kouy-tcheou 472 (1915), emend. Holttum (1971)

Distribution: mostly restricted to the Old World tropics and subtropics, from Africa (4) through India and southeast Asia, China, Japan, and Malesia, Melanesia, and Polynesia; 2 neotropics. Some African (etc.) members await transfer into other genera.
= Christella sect. Pelazoneuron Holttum – J. S. Afr. Bot. 40: 144 (1974)
= Thelypteris sect. Christella (H. Lév.) Fraser-Jenk. – Taxon. Revis. Indian Subcontinental Pteridophytes 590 (2008)

Coryphopteris Holttum – Blumea 19: 33. 1971

Distribution: mostly Malesia, to Melanesia and Polynesia, S-Himalayas, some to S-Russia, one single species in North America
= Parathelypteris sect. Melanostipes Ching – Acta Phytotax. Sin. 8: 301 (1963) (p. p.)
= Thelypteris subgen. Coryphopteris (Holttum) Fraser-Jenk. – New Species Syndr. Indian Pteridol. 255 (1997)

Cyclogramma Tagawa – Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 7(1): 52. 1938 [28 Feb 1938]

Distribution: N-India to S-China, Taiwan, Philippines
= Glaphyropteris sect. Cyclogramma (Tagawa) H. Itô – Nakai & Honda, Nov. Fl. Jap. 4: 148 (1939)
= Thelypteris subgen. Cyclogramma K. Iwats. – Mem. Coll. Sci. Univ. Kyoto, B, Biol. 31: 26 (1964)

Cyclosorus Link – Hort. Berol. [Link] 2: 128. 1833 [Jul-Dec 1833]

Distribution: 1 pan- and subtropical, 1 Africa
= Cyclosorus subgen. Cyclosoriopsis (K. Iwats.) Panigrahi – Abstr. & Souv. Nation. Symp. Curr. Trends Pterid. 4-6 October 1991: 13 (1991)
= Dryopteris subgen. Cyclosorus (Link) C. Chr. – Index Filic. 21 (1906)
= Nephrodium Schott – Gen. Fil. t. 10 (1834)
= Thelypteris subgen. Cyclosoriopsis K. Iwats. – Mem. Coll. Sci. Univ. Kyoto, B, Biol. 31: 28 (1964)
= Thelypteris subgen. Cyclosorus (Link) C. V. Morton – Amer. Fern J. 53: 153 (1963)

Glaphyropteridopsis Ching – Acta Phytotax. Sin. 8(4): 320. 1963 [18 Oct 1963]

Distribution: NE-India, China, Taiwan. The number of Chinese species will most likely be greatly reduced on careful revision.

Goniopteris C. Presl – Tent. Pterid. 181 (1836)

Distribution: Neotropics.
= Polypodium subgen. Goniopteris (C. Presl) C. B. Clarke – Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 1: 547 (1880)
= Thelypteris sect. Goniopteris (C. Presl) C. F. Reed – Phytologia 17: 254 (1968)
= Thelypteris subgen. Goniopteris (C. Presl) Duek – Adansonia n. s. 11: 720 (1971)

Grypothrix (Holttum) S.E.Fawc. & A.R.Sm. – Sida, Bot. Misc. 59: 46. 2021 [11 Oct 2021] [epublished]

Distribution: Indochina, Malesia to S-China and Australia

Hoiokula S.E.Fawc. & A.R.Sm. – Sida, Bot. Misc. 59: 48. 2021 [11 Oct 2021] [epublished]

Distribution: Hawaii

Leptogramma J. Sm. – J. Bot. (Hook.) 4: 51 (1841)

Distribution: Mostly Himalayas (S-China) to Japan and Malesia, 1 South Africa, 1 Europe, 2 North America
= Craspedosorus Ching & W.M.Chu – Acta Phytotax. Sin. 16(4): 24. 1978 [18 Nov 1978]
= Thelypteris subgen. Leptogramma (J. Sm.) C. F. Reed – Phytologia 17: 254 (1968)

Menisciopsis (Holttum) S. E. Fawc. & A. R. Sm. – A generic revision of the Thelypteridaceae: 52 (2021)

Distribution: Himalaya, Malesia, Pacific, Hawaii (3)

Meniscium Schreb. – Gen. Pl., ed. 8[a]. 2: 757. 1791 [May 1791]

Distribution: tropical New World
= Phegopteris subgen. Meniscium (Schreb.) Christ – Farnkr. Erde 269 (1897)
= Thelypteris subgen. Meniscium (Schreb.) C. F. Reed – Phytologia 17: 254 (1968)

Menisorus Alston – Bol. Soc. Brot. sér. 2, 30: 20. 1956

Distribution: tropical Africa

Mesophlebion Holttum – Blumea 19: 29. 1971

Distribution: Malesia, S-Indochina
= Mesoneuron Ching – Acta Phytotax. Sin. 8(4): 325. 1963 [18 Oct 1963]
= Thelypteris subgen. Glaphyropteridopsis sect. Mesoneuron K. Iwats. – Mem. Coll. Sci. Univ. Kyoto, B, Biol. 31: 30 (1964)

Mesopteris Ching – Acta Phytotax. Sin. 16(4): 21. 1978 [18 Nov 1978]

Distribution: S-China, N-Indochina

Metathelypteris (H. Itô) Ching – Acta Phytotax. Sin. 8: 304 (1963)

Distribution: E-Asia south to Malesia, Solomon Isl., Sri Lanka, Africa, Fernando Póo, São Tomé, South Africa
= Thelypteris sect. Metathelypteris H. Itô in Nakai & Honda – Nov. Fl. 137 (1939)

Oreopteris Holub – Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 4: 46. 1969

Distribution: Asia, Europe
= Lastrea Bory – Dict. Class. Hist. Nat. [Bory] 6: 588. 1824
= Nephrodium subgen. Lastrea Hook. – Sp. Fil. [W. J. Hooker] 4: 5, 84 (1862)
= Thelypteris subgen. Lastrea (Hook.) Alston – J. Washington Acad. Sci. 48: 232 (1958)

Pakau S.E.Fawc. & A.R.Sm. – Sida, Bot. Misc. 59: 61. 2021 [11 Oct 2021] [epublished]

Distribution: Australia, New Zealand

Pelazoneuron (Holttum) A. R. Sm. & S. E. Fawc. – A generic revision of the Thelypteridaceae: 63 (2021)

Distribution: trop. America north to S-USA

Plesioneuron (Holttum) Holttum – Blumea 22: 232. 1975 [10 Mar 1975]

Distribution: Malesia, Pacific islands to Tahiti
= Mesophlebion subgen. Plesioneuron Holttum – Blumea 19: 30 (1971)

Pneumatopteris Nakai – Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 47: 179. 1933

Distribution: Malesia, Pacific. Many species need transfer into other genera.
= Cyclosorus subgen. Pneumatopteris (Nakai) Panigrahi – Abstr. & Souv. Nation. Symp. Curr. Trends Pterid. 4-6 October 1991: 13 (1991)
= Thelypteris subgen. Pneumatopteris K. Iwats. – Mem. Coll. Sci. Univ. Kyoto, B, Biol. 31: 33 (1964), excl. sect. Macrocyclosorus

Pronephrium C.Presl – Epimel. Bot. 258. 1851 [Oct 1851]

Distribution: trop. Asia, few Madagascar, Australia, Pacific
= Dimorphopteris Tagawa & K. Iwats. – Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 19: 8 (1961)
= Haplodictyum C. Presl – Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., ser. 5, 6: 50 (1851)
= Nannothelypteris Holttum – Blumea 19: 38. 1971
= Pronephrium subgen. Menisciopsis Holttum – Fl. Males. Ser. 2,1(5): 530 (1982)
= Thelypteris subgen. Dimorphopteris K. Iwats. – Mem. Coll. Sci. Univ. Kyoto, B, Biol. 31: 35 (1964)
= Thelypteris subgen. Haplodictyum K. Iwats. – Mem. Coll. Sci. Univ. Kyoto, B, Biol. 31: 32 (1964)

Pseudocyclosorus Ching – Acta Phytotax. Sin. 8(4): 322. 1963 [18 Oct 1963]

Distribution: Tropical Africa (3), India and Himalaya, China, SE-Asia, Philippines. Revision for Himalayas: Li et al. 2019
= Cyclosorus subgen. Pseudocyclosorus (Ching) Panigrahi – Abstr. & Souv. Nation. Symp. Curr. Trends Pterid. 4-6 October 1991: 13 (1991)
= Thelypteris sect. Pseudocyclosorus (Ching) Fraser-Jenk. – Taxon. Revis. Indian Subcontinental Pteridophytes 590 (2008)

Reholttumia S.E.Fawc. & A.R.Sm. – Sida, Bot. Misc. 59: 76. 2021 [11 Oct 2021] [epublished]

Distribution: Malesia, some Pacific, Australasia, possibly also Africa

Sphaerostephanos J. Sm. – Hook. & Baker, Gen. Fil. t. 24 (1839)

Distribution: Tropical Africa, Asia, Pacific Islands.
= Cyclosorus subgen. Sphaerostephanos (J. Sm.) Panigrahi – Abstr. & Souv. Nation. Symp. Curr. Trends Pterid. 4-6 October 1991: 13 (1991)
= Mesochlaena R.Br. – Pl. Jav. Rar. (Bennett) 1: 5. 1838
= Proferea C.Presl – Epimel. Bot. 259. 1851 [Oct 1851]
= Thelypteris subgen. Glaphyropteridopsis sect. Neocyclosorus K. Iwats. – Mem. Coll. Sci. Univ. Kyoto, B, Biol. 31: 30 (1964) (quoad spec. typ.)
= Thelypteris subgen. Pneumatopteris sect. Macrocyclosorus K. Iwats. – (quoad spec. typ.)
= Thelypteris subgen. Sphaerostephanos K. Iwats. – Mem. Coll. Sci. Univ. Kyoto, B, Biol. 31: 32 (1964)

Stegnogramma Blume – Enum. Pl. Javae 2: 172. 1828

Distribution: Africa, Europe, Asia, Malesia, 2 spp. New World to Honduras. The genus still contains some doubtful Chinese names.
= Dictyocline T. Moore – Gard. Chron. 854 (1856)
= Gymnogramma subgen. Stenogramma (Blume) C. B. Clarke – Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 1: 569 (1880)
= Thelypteris sect. Stegnogramma (Blume) Fraser-Jenk. – Taxon. Revis. Indian Subcontinental Pteridophytes 590 (2008)
= Thelypteris subgen. Dictyocline (T. Moore) C. F. Reed – Phytologia 17: 254 (1968)
= Thelypteris subgen. Stegnogramma (Blume) C. F. Reed – Phytologia 17: 254 (1968)

Steiropteris (C. Chr.) Pic. Serm. – Webbia 28: 449 (1973)

Distribution: Neotropics. Status, position and separation from Thelypteris see Salino et al. (2015)
= Dryopteris subgen. Glaphyropteris (Fée) C. Chr. – Biol. Arb. tilegn. Eng. Warming 80 (1911)
= Glaphyropteris (Fée) C. Presl – Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., Math.-Naturw. Cl. V, 5: 6: 344 (1848), nomen
= Glaphyropteris (Fée) C. Presl ex Fée – Crypt. Vasc. Brésil 2: 40 (1873)
= Glaphyropteris Fée – Crypt. Vasc. Brésil 2: 40 (1873)
= Phegopteris subgen. Glaphyropteris Fée – Hist. Foug. Lycop. Antill. 58 (1866)
= Steiropteris subgen. Glaphyropteris (Fée) A. R. Sm. – PhytoKeys 57: 44 (2015)
= Thelypteris sect. Glaphyropteris (Fée) C. V. Morton – Amer. Fern J. 51: 31 (1961)
= Thelypteris subgen. Glaphyropteris (Fée) Alston – J. Washington Acad. Sci. 48: 234 (1958)
= Thelypteris subgen. Steiropteris (C. Chr.) K. Iwats. – Mem. Coll. Sci. Univ. Kyoto, B, Biol. 31: 31 (1964)

Strophocaulon S.E.Fawc. & A.R.Sm. – Sida, Bot. Misc. 59: 87. 2021 [11 Oct 2021] [epublished]

Distribution: Indian Ocean, Malesia, N-Australia, Oceania

Thelypteris Schmidel – Ic. Pl. (ed. Keller): 3rd page, t. 11, text (1763), nom. cons.

Distribution: 1 sp. north-temperate, 1 sp. south-temperate
= Asterochlaena Garcke – Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 8: 666. 1850

Trigonospora Holttum – Blumea 19: 29, f.4,4a. 1971 [15 Nov 1971

Distribution: Sri Lanka, the others India to SE-Asia. There is disagreement about the status of the Sri Lankan endemics.
= Cyclosorus subgen. Trigonospora (Holttum) Panigrahi – Abstr. & Souv. Nation. Symp. Curr. Trends Pterid. 4-6 October 1991: 13 (1991)
= Thelypteris sect. Trigonospora (Holttum) Fraser-Jenk. – Taxon. Revis. Indian Subcontinental Pteridophytes 590 (2008)
= Thelypteris subgen. Trigonospora (Holttum) Fraser-Jenk. – New Species Syndr. Indian Pteridol. 281 (1997)

× Abacopterella T.E.Almeida & A.R.Field – Austrobaileya 13: 43. 2023 [10 May 2023] [epublished]

Abacopteris x Christella

× Chrinephrium Nakaike – New Fl. Jap. Pterid. 839. 1992

Christella x Grypothrix (cf.)

× Chrismatopteris Quansah & D.S.Edwards – Kew Bull. 41(4): 805. 1986 [20 Oct 1986]

Christella x Pneumatopteris

× Christelliopsis Miles K.Thomas – Amer. Fern J. 113(3): 215. 2023 [29 Sep 2023] [epublished]

Distribution: Hawaii

× Glaphyrocyclosorus Xia Wan & Li Bing Zhang – Phytotaxa 575(1): 105. 2022 [6 Dec 2022] [epublished]

Distribution: Taiwan
= xGlaphypseudosorus Hong M. Liu, Schuettp. & H.Schneid. – J. Syst. Evol. 58(6): 1000 (2020)

Woodsiaceae Herter – Revista Sudamer. Bot. 9: 14. 1949 [Jun 1949]

2 genera, ca. 50 spp. Systematics see Lu et al. (2020).
= Protowoodsioideae Shmakov – Turczaninowia 4(1-2): 65. 2001
= Woodsioideae Shmakov – Turczaninowia 4(1-2): 63. 2001
= Woodsieae A. Gray – Man. Bot. ed. 2: 588 (1856)
= Woodsiinae Hook. – Sp. Fil. 1: 58 (1844)

Physematium Kaulf. – Flora 12(1): 341. 1829

Distribution: North America (subgen. Woodsiopsis), New World and southern Africa/Madagascar (subgen. Physematium), C-Asia to E-Asia (subgen. Cheilanthopsis)
= Cheilanthopsis Hieron. – Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 7: 406-409. 1920
= Hymenocystis C.A.Mey. – Verz. Pfl. Casp. Meer. (C.A. von Meyer). 229. 1831
= Physematium subgen. Cheilanthopsis (Hieron.) Li Bing Zhang, N.T.Lu & X.F.Gao – Taxon 68(6): 1166 (2020)
= Physematium subgen. Woodsiopsis (Shmakov) Li Bing Zhang, N.T.Lu & X.F.Gao – Taxon 68(6): 1166 (2020)
= Protowoodsia Ching – Lingnan Sci. J. 21: 36. 1945
= Woodsia subgen. Cheilanthopsis (Hieron.) X. C. Zhang & R. Wei – PLoS ONE 13(2): e0136318 (13) (2015)
= Woodsiopsis Shmakov – Turczaninowia 18(2): 12. 2015

Woodsia R.Br. – Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. 158. 1810 [27 Mar 1810] , in obs.; & Tr. Linn. Soc. 11: 170. 1815

Distribution: North-temperate holarctic, few China and Taiwan (subgen. Eriosorus).
= Acrolysis Nakai – Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 89: 176 (1925)
= Aizopsis Grulich – Preslia 56(1): 35 (1984).
= Eriosoriopsis (Kitag.) Ching & S.H.Wu – Fern Fam. Gen. China 402. 1991 [1991]
= Petrinia Hook. – Sp. Fil. [W. J. Hooker] 1: 62 (1844)
= Trichocyclus N.E.Br. – Bothalia i. 151 (1923); et in Gard. Chron. 1925, Ser. III. lxxviii. 433. inclavi.
= Woodsia subgen. Eriosorus (Ching) Shmakov – Pterid. New Millenn. 59 (2003)

× Woodsimatium Li Bing Zhang, N.T.Lu & X.F.Gao – Taxon 68(6): 1167. 2020 [21 Feb 2020] [epublished]

Distribution: North America

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