Elaphoglossum

Elaphoglossum
Elaphoglossum crassifolium growing on Maui in the Hawaiian Islands
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Polypodiineae
Family: Dryopteridaceae
Subfamily: Elaphoglossoideae
Genus: Elaphoglossum
Schott ex J.Sm.[1]
Species

See text.

Synonyms[2]
  • Aconiopteris C.Presl
  • Dictyoglossum J.Sm.
  • Hymenodium Fée
  • Microstaphyla C.Presl
  • Peltapteris Link
  • Rhipidopteris Schott

Elaphoglossum is a genus of ferns in the family Dryopteridaceae, subfamily Elaphoglossoideae, in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I).[3]

Taxonomy

Elaphoglossum was first described in 1841 by John Smith, who attributed the name to Heinrich Schott.[1] The name Elaphoglossum in botanical Latin means 'stag's tongue', in reference to the shape and texture of the leaf fronds.[4]

Species

Main article: List of Elaphoglossum species

The genus has a large number of species. The Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I) suggested there were about 600; Plants of the World Online and the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World both listed at least 730 as of January 2019. Species include:

References

  1. ^ a b Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (January 2020), "Elaphoglossum", Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World, Version 8.20, archived from the original on 2017-09-02, retrieved 2020-01-30
  2. ^ "Elaphoglossum Schott ex J.Sm.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2020-01-30
  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. ^ Gledhill D. 1996. The Names of Plants. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0521366755


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