Hymenophyllum

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Hymenophyllum
A plate featuring Hymenophyllum species from The Ferns of Great Britain and Ireland
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Hymenophyllales
Family: Hymenophyllaceae
Subfamily: Hymenophylloideae
Burnett
Genus: Hymenophyllum
Sm.
Type species
Hymenophyllum tunbrigense
(L.) Sm.
Synonyms[1]
List
  • Amphipterum C.Presl 1849-51 ex (Copeland 1937) Copeland 1938
  • Apteropteris (Copeland 1937) Copeland 1938
  • Buesia (Morton 1932) Copeland 1938
  • Cardiomanes C.Presl 1843
  • Craspedoneuron van den Bosch 1861
  • Craspedophyllum (Presl 1843) Copeland 1938
  • Dermatophlebium C.Presl 1849-51
  • Diploophyllum Bosch
  • Hemicyatheon (Domin 1913) Copeland 1938
  • Hymenoglossum K.B.Presl, 1843
  • Leptocionium K.B.Presl, 1843
  • Leucomanes Presl 1851
  • Mecodium Presl ex (Copeland 1937) Copeland 1938
  • Meringium K.B.Presl, 1843
  • Microtrichomanes (Mettenius 1864 ex Prantl 1875) Copeland 1938
  • Myriodon (Copeland 1937) Copeland 1938
  • Myrmecostylum K.B.Presl, 1843
  • Pachyloma van den Bosch 1861
  • Pleuromanes (Presl 1851) Presl 1849-51
  • Pseudomecodium (Iwatsuki 1984) Satou 1997
  • Ptychomanes Hedwig 1800
  • Ptychophyllum K.B.Presl, 1843
  • Rosenstockia Copeland 1947
  • Serpyllopsis van den Bosch 1861
  • Sphaerocionium K.B.Presl, 1843
  • Tetralasma Philippi 1860

Hymenophyllum is a genus of ferns in the family Hymenophyllaceae. Its name means "membranous leaf", referring to the very thin translucent tissue of the fronds, which gives rise to the common name filmy fern for this and other thin-leaved ferns. The leaves are generally only one cell thick and lack stomata, making them vulnerable to desiccation. Consequently, they are found only in very humid areas, such as in moist forests and among sheltered rocks. They are small and easy to overlook.

Species[edit]

Phylogeny of Hymenophyllum[2][3]
(Diplophyllum)

H. dilatatum

(Cardiomanes)

H. nephrophyllum

H. recurvum

(Mecodium)
(Hymenophyllum)

As of October 2022, World Ferns accepted the following extant species:[4]

Extinct species include:

See also[edit]

  • Trichomanes, the members of which are also called filmy ferns.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Hymenophyllum J.E.Sm". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  2. ^ Nitta, Joel H.; Schuettpelz, Eric; Ramírez-Barahona, Santiago; Iwasaki, Wataru; et al. (2022). "An Open and Continuously Updated Fern Tree of Life". Frontiers in Plant Science. 13: 909768. doi:10.3389/fpls.2022.909768. PMC 9449725. PMID 36092417.
  3. ^ "Tree viewer: interactive visualization of FTOL". FTOL v1.4.0 [GenBank release 253]. 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  4. ^ Hassler, Michael (2004–2022). "Genus Hymenophyllum J.E.Sm". World Ferns. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. Version 14.1. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
  5. ^ Pigg, K. B.; DeVore, M. L.; Greenwood, D. R.; Sundue, M. A.; Schwartsburd, P.; Basinger, J. F. (2021). "Fossil Dennstaedtiaceae and Hymenophyllaceae from the Early Eocene of the Pacific Northwest". International Journal of Plant Sciences. 182 (9): 793–807. doi:10.1086/715633. S2CID 239036762.

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