Lomariopsidaceae

Lomariopsidaceae
Nephrolepis cordifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Pteridophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
(unranked): Eupolypods I
Family: Lomariopsidaceae
Alston
Genera

The Lomariopsidaceae is a family of ferns with a largely tropical distribution. It is part of the eupolypods I clade of the order Polypodiales,[1] in the class Polypodiopsida,[2] and contains the following genera:

The genus Nephrolepis has also been placed in this family,[3] but because its exact phylogenic placement is uncertain, it has been placed in its own family, Nephrolepidaceae, pending more complete data.[1]

Some members of the Lomariopsidaceae are cultivated as ornamental plants.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Maarten J. M. Christenhusz, Xian-Chun Zhang & Harald Schneider (2011). "A linear sequence of extant families and genera of lycophytes and ferns". Phytotaxa 19: 7–54.
  2. ↑ Alan R. Smith, Kathleen M. Pryer, Eric Schuettpelz, Petra Korall, Harald Schneider & Paul G. Wolf (2006). "A classification for extant ferns". Taxon 55 (3): 705–731. doi:10.2307/25065646.
  3. ↑ Eric Schuettpelz & Kathleen M. Pryer (2007). "Fern phylogeny inferred from 400 leptosporangiate species and three plastid genes". Taxon 56 (4): 1037–1050. doi:10.2307/25065903.