''Cyrtomium'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

of about 35

species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...

fern The ferns (Polypodiopsida or Polypodiophyta) are a group of vascular plants (plants with xylem and phloem) that reproduce via spores and have neither seeds nor flowers. They differ from mosses by being vascular, i.e., having specialized tissue ...

s in the

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Dryopteridaceae The Dryopteridaceae are a Family (biology), family of leptosporangiate ferns in the Order (biology), order Polypodiales. They are known Common name, colloquially as the wood ferns. In the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG&n ...

, subfamily Dryopteridoideae, according to 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). Species are

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to Asia, Africa (including Madagascar), and the Pacific Ocean islands (Hawaii). It is very closely related to the genus ''

Polystichum ''Polystichum'' is a genus of ferns in the family (biology), family Dryopteridaceae, subfamily Dryopteridoideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). The genus has about 500 species and has a cosmopolitan ...

'', with 2016 research suggesting it should be included in a clade sister to ''Polystichum'' s.s.

Species

, the ''Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World'' accepted the following species: *'' Cyrtomium aequibasis'' (C.Chr.) Ching *'' Cyrtomium anomophyllum'' (Zenker) Fraser-Jenk. *'' Cyrtomium atropunctatum'' Kurata *'' Cyrtomium caryotideum'' (Wall. ex Hook. & Grev.) C.Presl *'' Cyrtomium chingianum'' P.S.Wang *'' Cyrtomium confertifolium'' Ching & K.H.Shing *'' Cyrtomium conforme'' Ching *''

Cyrtomium devexiscapulae ''Cyrtomium'' is a genus of about 35 species of ferns in the family Dryopteridaceae, subfamily Dryopteridoideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). Species are native to Asia, Africa (including Madagasca ...

'' (Koidz.) Ching *'' Cyrtomium elongatum'' S.K.Wu & P.K.Lôc *'' Cyrtomium falcatum'' (L.f.) C.Presl (Japanese holly fern or holly fern) *'' Cyrtomium fortunei'' J.Sm. *''

Cyrtomium grossum ''Cyrtomium'' is a genus of about 35 species of ferns in the family (biology), family Dryopteridaceae, subfamily Dryopteridoideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). Species are native plant, native to A ...

'' Christ *'' Cyrtomium guizhouense'' H.S.Kung & P.S.Wang *'' Cyrtomium hemionitis'' Christ *'' Cyrtomium laetevirens'' (Hiyama) Nakaike *'' Cyrtomium latifalcatum'' S.K.Wu & Mitsuta *'' Cyrtomium lonchitoides'' (Christ) Christ *'' Cyrtomium luctuosum'' J.P.Roux *'' Cyrtomium macrophyllum'' (Makino) Tagawa *'' Cyrtomium membranifolium'' Ching & K.H.Shing ex H.S.Kung & P.S.Wang *'' Cyrtomium micropterum'' (Kunze) Ching *'' Cyrtomium nephrolepioides'' (Christ) Copel. *'' Cyrtomium obliquum'' Ching & K.H.Shing *'' Cyrtomium omeiense'' China & Shing *'' Cyrtomium pachyphyllum'' (Rosenst.) C.Chr. *'' Cyrtomium pseudocaryotideum'' J.P.Roux *''

Cyrtomium serratum ''Cyrtomium'' is a genus of about 35 species of ferns in the family Dryopteridaceae, subfamily Dryopteridoideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). Species are native to Asia, Africa (including Madagasca ...

'' Ching & K.H.Shing *'' Cyrtomium shingianum'' H.S.Kung & P.S.Wang *'' Cyrtomium sinningense'' Ching & K.H.Shing *'' Cyrtomium taiwanianum'' Tagawa *'' Cyrtomium takusicola'' Tagawa *'' Cyrtomium tsinglingense'' Ching & K.H.Shing *'' Cyrtomium urophyllum'' Ching *'' Cyrtomium yamamotoi'' Tagawa *'' Cyrtomium yunnanense'' Ching

References

External links

* * Little D. P. & Barrington, D. S
Abstract: Relationships of ''Cyrtomium'' and ''Polystichum''

(includes synonyms)

Dryopteridaceae Fern genera {{Dryopteridaceae-stub