''Polyphlebium'' is a fern genus in the family
Hymenophyllaceae
The Hymenophyllaceae, the filmy ferns and bristle ferns, are a family of two to nine genera (depending on classification system) and about 650 known species of ferns, with a subcosmopolitan distribution, but generally restricted to very damp pla ...
. The genus is accepted in the
Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group
The Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group (PPG) is an informal international group of systematic botanists who collaborate to establish on the classification of pteridophytes ( lycophytes and ferns) that reflects knowledge about plant relationships discove ...
classification of 2016 (PPG I) but not by some other sources.
Taxonomy
The genus ''Polyphlebium'' was erected by
Edwin Copeland
Edwin Bingham Copeland (September 30, 1873 – March 16, 1964) was an American botanist and agriculturist. He is known for founding the University of the Philippines College of Agriculture at Los Baños, Laguna and for being one of the America' ...
in 1938.
[ Its status, like other genera in the family Hymenophyllaceae, remains disputed. The ]Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group
The Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group (PPG) is an informal international group of systematic botanists who collaborate to establish on the classification of pteridophytes ( lycophytes and ferns) that reflects knowledge about plant relationships discove ...
classification of 2016 (PPG I) accepts the genus, saying that there are about 15 species.[ , the ''Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World'' lists 17 species,][ whereas ''Plants of the World Online'' sinks the genus into ''Trichomanes''.][
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Phylogeny
, the ''Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World'' accepted the following species:[
Phylogeny of ''Polyphlebium'' by Fern Tree of Life.]
See also
* List of fern families
References
Hymenophyllales
Fern genera
Taxa described in 1938
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