Phlebodium

Phlebodium
Phlebodium aureum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Polypodiineae
Family: Polypodiaceae
Subfamily: Polypodioideae
Genus: Phlebodium
(R.Br.) J.Sm.[1]
Species

See text.

Synonyms[1]
  • Polypodium sect. Phlebodium R.Br.

Phlebodium is a small genus of ferns in the family Polypodiaceae, subfamily Polypodioideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I).[2] It is native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas.[3][4][5] Its species were formerly included in Polypodium.[5]

They are epiphytic ferns, with a creeping, densely hairy or scaly rhizome bearing fronds at intervals along its length. The fronds are evergreen, persisting for 1–2 years, and are pinnatifid. The sori or groups of spore-cases (sporangia) are borne on the back of the frond.[4]

Species

As of February 2020, Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World accepted the following species:[1]

Image Scientific name Distribution
Phlebodium areolatum (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) J.Sm. Mexico, Florida, some of the Caribbean islands, Central America, and South America to Argentina
Phlebodium aureum (L.) J.Sm. United States to Florida and the extreme southeast of Georgia, and south through the Caribbean (the Bahamas, Puerto Rico, and Lesser Antilles), and northern and eastern South America to Paraguay.
Phlebodium decumanum (Willd.) J.Sm. Central and South America

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (January 2020). "Phlebodium". Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. Version 8.20. Retrieved 2020-02-15.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Ferns of the World: Phlebodium Archived 2008-10-17 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ a b Flora of North America: Phlebodium
  5. ^ a b Germplasm Resources Information Network: Phlebodium