Saccoloma

Saccoloma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Pteridophyta
Class: Pteridopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Saccolomataceae
Doweld & Reveal 2008[1]
Genus: Saccoloma
Kaulf. 1820
Species

See text.

Synonyms
  • Ithycaulon Copel. 1929
  • Microlepia sect. Saccoloma
    (Kaulf.) T.Moore 1857
  • Neuropteris Desv. 1827[2]

Saccoloma is a fern genus in family Saccolomataceae.[1] It is pantropical and its species are found in wet, shaded forest areas.[3] Saccoloma species are characterized by an omega-shaped (Ω) vascular bundle in the cross-sections of their petioles.[4][5]

Species

Saccoloma includes but is not limited to the following species.[2] In this list, species preceded by "(=)" are considered to be synonyms of the accepted name that they follow.

(=) Davallia saccoloma Spreng. 1827 (nom. illeg. superfl.)
(=) Lindsaea adiantoides (Blume) Kuhn 1869 (nom. illeg.)
(=) Acrophorus adiantoides (Blume) T. Moore 1857
(=) Odontoloma adiantoides (Blume) C. Presl 1851
(=) Aspidium adiantoides Blume 1828
(=) Tapeinidium pinnatum (Cav.) C.Chr. 1906
(=) Microlepia pinnata (Cav.) Bedd. 1883
(=) Davallia pinnata Cav. 1802
Lindsaea repens var. hemiptera (Bory) Alderw. 1908
(=) Acrophorus hemipterus (Bory) Moore 1861
(=) Odontoloma hemipterum (Bory) C.Presl 1851
(=) Davallia hemiptera Bory 1833
Ormoloma imrayanum (Hook.) Maxon 1933
(=) Saccoloma moranii A. Rojas 1996
(=) Orthiopteris inaequalis (Kunze) Copel. 1947
(=) Ithycaulon inaequale (Kunze) Copel. 1929
(=) Microlepia inaequalis (Kunze) C. Presl 1836
(=) Davallia inaequalis Kunze 1834
Dennstaedtia wercklei (H. Christ) R.M.Tryon 1960
(=) Microlepia wercklei (H. Christ) K.U.Kramer 1958
(=) Orthiopteris domingensis (Spreng.) Copel. 1947
(=) Ithycaulon domingense (Spreng.) C. Chr. 1934
(=) Saccoloma domingense (Spreng.) Prantl 1892 (nom. illeg.)
(=) Davallia domingensis Spreng. 1804
(=) Microlepia caudata Fée 1852
(=) Microlepia galeottii Fée 1852
(=) Saccoloma inaequale var. dimorphum H.Christ 1905
(=) Saccoloma inaequale var. nigrescens Mett. 1856

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Christenhusz et al. "A linear sequence of extant families and genera of lycophytes and ferns" Phytotaxa 19: 7-54. 18 Feb. 2011
  2. 2.0 2.1 Saccoloma Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 31 Jan 2012
  3. Rojas-Alvarado "Novelties in the Saccoloma inaequale complex (Saccolomataceae) from the neotropics" Métodos en Ecología y Sistemática 5(1): 1-16. Apr 2010
  4. Saccoloma inaequale petiole Image at PlantSystematics.org 01 Feb 2012
  5. Saccoloma dominguense petiole Image at PlantSystematics.org 01 Feb 2012