''Arthropteris'' is a small genus of

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s in family

Tectariaceae Tectariaceae is a family of leptosporangiate ferns in the order Polypodiales. In the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I), the family is placed in the suborder Polypodiineae. Alternatively, it may be treated as the ...

, according to the

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classification of 2016 (PPG I). It was previously placed in the families

Oleandraceae Oleandra is a genus of ferns. In the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I), it is the only genus in the family Oleandraceae, which is placed in suborder Polypodiineae, order Polypodiales. Alternatively, the family may be pla ...

Davalliaceae '' Davallia'' (deersfoot fern, hare's foot fern, shinobu fern, rabbit foot fern, ball fern) is a genus of about 40 species of fern. In the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I), it is the only genus in the family Davalli ...

. The genus is native to Australia, Europe, Asia and Africa. Around 12 to 21 species are considered part of this genus. The name ''Arthropteris'' is from the Greek, meaning "jointed fern", referring to the joint at the base of the petiole.Les Robinson - Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, page 309 The type species is ''

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Species

, the ''Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World'' recognized the following species: * '' Arthropteris altescandens'' (Colla) J.Sm. * '' Arthropteris articulata'' (Brack.) C.Chr. * '' Arthropteris beckleri'' (Hook.) Mett. * '' Arthropteris boutoniana'' (Hook.) Pic.Serm. * '' Arthropteris cameroonensis'' Alston * '' Arthropteris monocarpa'' (Cordem.) C.Chr. * '' Arthropteris neocaledonica'' Copel. * '' Arthropteris orientalis'' (J.F.Gmel.) Posth. (syn. ''Arthropteris albopunctata'' J.Sm.) * '' Arthropteris palisotii'' (Desv.) Alston (syn. ''Arthropteris repens'' (Brack.) C.Chr.) * '' Arthropteris parallela'' (Baker) C.Chr. * '' Arthropteris paucivenia'' (C.Chr.) H.M.Liu, Hovenkamp & H.Schneid. * '' Arthropteris submarginalis'' Domin * ''

'' (G.Forst.) J.Sm. ex Hook.f.

References

Tectariaceae Fern genera Taxa named by Joseph Dalton Hooker {{Polypodiales-stub