Arthropteris

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Arthropteris
Arthropteris tenella
Arthropteris tenella Plate LXXXII[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Polypodiineae
Family: Tectariaceae
Genus: Arthropteris
J.Sm. ex Hook.f.[1][2]
Species

See text.

Arthropteris is a small genus of ferns in family Tectariaceae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I).[3] It was previously placed in the families Oleandraceae or Davalliaceae. The genus is native to Australia, Europe, Asia and Africa.[4][5][6] Around 12 to 21 species are considered part of this genus. The name Arthropteris is from the Greek, meaning "jointed fern", referring to the joint at the base of the petiole.[7]

The type species is Arthropteris tenella.[1][2]

Species[edit]

As of February 2020, the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World recognized the following species:[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Arthropteris tenella". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. ^ a b c Hooker, J.D. (1854) The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. discovery ships Erebus and Terror. II. Flora Novae-Zelandiae 2(5): 43, t. 82
  3. ^ PPG I (2016). "A community-derived classification for extant lycophytes and ferns". Journal of Systematics and Evolution. 54 (6): 563–603. doi:10.1111/jse.12229. S2CID 39980610.
  4. ^ "Arthropteris (Genus)". Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
  5. ^ "PlantNET - FloraOnline".
  6. ^ "Arthropteris species of fern in the world". Archived from the original on 2008-10-17. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
  7. ^ Les Robinson - Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, ISBN 978-0-7318-1211-0 page 309
  8. ^ Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (January 2020). "Arthropteris". Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. 8.20. Archived from the original on 2017-09-02. Retrieved 2020-02-04.