''Bolbitis'' is a genus of

fern A fern (Polypodiopsida or Polypodiophyta ) is a member of a group of vascular plants (plants with xylem and phloem) that reproduce via spores and have neither seeds nor flowers. The polypodiophytes include all living pteridophytes except t ...

s in the family Dryopteridaceae, subfamily Elaphoglossoideae, in the

Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group The Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group, or PPG, is an informal international group of systematic botanists who collaborate to establish a consensus on the classification of pteridophytes (lycophytes and ferns) that reflects knowledge about plant relation ...

classification of 2016 (PPG I). Two particular members of the genus are often grown as immersed water plants in aquaria, '' B. heudelotii'', and '' B. heteroclita''. ''B. heudelotii'', the African water fern, normally grows submerged in its native habitat, while ''B. heteroclita'' normally grows on the margin of water bodies, but will also grow submerged.

Species

, the ''Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World'' accepted the following species: *'' Bolbitis acrostichoides'' (Afzel. ex Sw.) Ching *'' Bolbitis aliena'' (Sw.) Alston *'' Bolbitis andreisii'' Fraser-Jenk. & Kandel *'' Bolbitis angustipinna'' (Hayata) Itô *'' Bolbitis appendiculata'' (Willd.) K.Iwats. *'' Bolbitis aspleniifolia'' (Bory) K.Iwats. *'' Bolbitis auriculata'' (Lam.) Alston *'' Bolbitis beddomei'' Fraser-Jenk. & Gandhi *'' Bolbitis bipinnatifida'' (Mett. ex Kuhn) Ching *''

Bolbitis cadieri ''Bolbitis'' is a genus of ferns in the family Dryopteridaceae, subfamily Elaphoglossoideae, in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). Two particular members of the genus are often grown as immersed water plants in aqua ...

'' (Christ) Ching *'' Bolbitis changjiangensis'' F.G.Wang & F.W.Xing *'' Bolbitis christensenii'' (Ching) Ching *'' Bolbitis confertifolia'' Ching *''

Bolbitis costata ''Bolbitis'' is a genus of ferns in the family Dryopteridaceae, subfamily Elaphoglossoideae, in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). Two particular members of the genus are often grown as immersed water plants in aqua ...

'' (Wall. ex Hook.) Ching *''

Bolbitis crispatula ''Bolbitis'' is a genus of ferns in the family Dryopteridaceae, subfamily Elaphoglossoideae, in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). Two particular members of the genus are often grown as immersed water plants in aqua ...

'' (Wall. ex Hook.) Ching *''

Bolbitis cuneata ''Bolbitis'' is a genus of ferns in the family Dryopteridaceae, subfamily Elaphoglossoideae, in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). Two particular members of the genus are often grown as immersed water plants in aqua ...

'' (Bonap.) Fraser-Jenk. *''

Bolbitis curupirae ''Bolbitis'' is a genus of ferns in the family Dryopteridaceae, subfamily Elaphoglossoideae, in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). Two particular members of the genus are often grown as immersed water plants in aqua ...

'' (Lindm.) Ching *''

Bolbitis deltigera ''Bolbitis'' is a genus of ferns in the family Dryopteridaceae, subfamily Elaphoglossoideae, in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). Two particular members of the genus are often grown as immersed water plants in aqua ...

'' ( all. exHook.) C.Chr. *''

Bolbitis feeiana ''Bolbitis'' is a genus of ferns in the family Dryopteridaceae, subfamily Elaphoglossoideae, in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). Two particular members of the genus are often grown as immersed water plants in aqua ...

'' (Copel.) Fraser-Jenk. & Gandhi *''

Bolbitis fengiana ''Bolbitis'' is a genus of ferns in the family Dryopteridaceae, subfamily Elaphoglossoideae, in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). Two particular members of the genus are often grown as immersed water plants in aqua ...

'' (Ching) S.Y.Dong *''

Bolbitis fluviatilis ''Bolbitis'' is a genus of ferns in the family Dryopteridaceae, subfamily Elaphoglossoideae Elaphoglossoideae is a subfamily of the fern family Dryopteridaceae The Dryopteridaceae are a family of leptosporangiate ferns in the order Polypodi ...

'' (Hook.) Ching *''

Bolbitis gaboonensis ''Bolbitis'' is a genus of ferns in the family Dryopteridaceae, subfamily Elaphoglossoideae, in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). Two particular members of the genus are often grown as immersed water plants in aqua ...

'' (Hook.) Alston *''

Bolbitis gemmifera ''Bolbitis'' is a genus of ferns in the family Dryopteridaceae, subfamily Elaphoglossoideae, in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). Two particular members of the genus are often grown as immersed water plants in aqua ...

'' (Hieron.) C.Chr. *''

Bolbitis hainanensis ''Bolbitis'' is a genus of ferns in the family Dryopteridaceae, subfamily Elaphoglossoideae, in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). Two particular members of the genus are often grown as immersed water plants in aqua ...

'' Ching & C.H.Wang *'' Bolbitis hastata'' (Liebm. ex E.Fourn.) Hennipman *'' Bolbitis hekouensis'' Ching *'' Bolbitis helferiana'' (Kunze) K.Iwats. *'' Bolbitis heteroclita'' (C.Presl) Ching *''

Bolbitis heudelotii ''Bolbitis heudelotii'', also known as the African water fern, creeping fern, and Congo fern, is native to subtropical and tropical Africa, from Ethiopia west to Senegal; and down to northern South Africa. Description ''Bolbitis heudelotii'', na ...

'' (Bory ex Fée) Alston *''

Bolbitis humblotii ''Bolbitis'' is a genus of ferns in the family Dryopteridaceae, subfamily Elaphoglossoideae, in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). Two particular members of the genus are often grown as immersed water plants in aq ...

'' (Baker) Ching *'' Bolbitis interlineata'' (Copel.) Ching *'' Bolbitis lanceolata'' S.K.Wu & J.Y.Xiang *'' Bolbitis lianhuachihensis'' Y.S.Chao, Y.F.Huang & H.Y.Liu *'' Bolbitis lonchophora'' (Kunze) C.Chr. *'' Bolbitis longiflagellata'' (Bonap.) Ching *'' Bolbitis major'' (Bedd.) Hennipman *'' Bolbitis medogensis'' (Ching & S.K.Wu) S.Y.Dong *'' Bolbitis moranii'' J.B.Jiménez *'' Bolbitis nodiflora'' (Bory) Fraser-Jenk. *'' Bolbitis novoguineensis'' Hennipman *'' Bolbitis occidentalis'' R.C.Moran *'' Bolbitis pandurifolia'' (Hook.) Ching *''

Bolbitis portoricensis ''Bolbitis'' is a genus of ferns in the family Dryopteridaceae, subfamily Elaphoglossoideae, in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). Two particular members of the genus are often grown as immersed water plants in aq ...

'' (Spreng.) Hennipman *'' Bolbitis prolifera'' (Bory) C.Chr. & Tardieu ex Tardieu & C.Chr. *'' Bolbitis quoyana'' (Gaudich.) Ching *'' Bolbitis rawsonii'' (Baker) Ching *'' Bolbitis repanda'' (Blume) Schott *'' Bolbitis rhizophylla'' (Kaulf.) Hennipman *'' Bolbitis rivularis'' (Brack.) Ching *'' Bolbitis salicina'' (Hook.) Ching *'' Bolbitis scalpturata'' (Fée) Ching *''

Bolbitis semicordata ''Bolbitis'' is a genus of ferns in the family Dryopteridaceae, subfamily Elaphoglossoideae, in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). Two particular members of the genus are often grown as immersed water plants in aq ...

'' (Baker) Ching *'' Bolbitis semipinnatifida'' (Fée) Alston *'' Bolbitis serrata'' (Kuhn) Ching *'' Bolbitis serratifolia'' (Mert. ex Kaulf.) Schott *'' Bolbitis simplex'' R.C.Moran *'' Bolbitis sinensis'' (Baker) K.Iwats. *'' Bolbitis singaporensis'' Holttum *'' Bolbitis sinuata'' (C.Presl) Hennipman *'' Bolbitis subcordata'' (Copel.) Ching *'' Bolbitis subcrenata'' (Hook. & Grev.) Ching *'' Bolbitis taylorii'' (Bailey) Ching *'' Bolbitis tibetica'' Ching & S.K.Wu *'' Bolbitis tonkinensis'' (C.Chr. ex Ching) K.Iwats. *'' Bolbitis umbrosa'' (Liebm.) Ching *'' Bolbitis vanuaensis'' Brownlie *'' Bolbitis virens'' (Wall. ex Hook. & Grev.) Schott

References

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