''Lemmaphyllum'' 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 ...

s in the family

Polypodiaceae Polypodiaceae is a family of ferns. In the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I), the family includes around 65 genera and an estimated 1,650 species and is placed in the order Polypodiales, suborder Polypodiineae. A broade ...

, subfamily

Microsoroideae Microsoroideae is a subfamily in the fern family Polypodiaceae in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). The subfamily is also treated as the tribe Microsoreae within a very broadly defined family Polypodiaceae ''se ...

, according to the

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classification of 2016 (PPG I).

Taxonomy

''Lemmaphyllum'' was first described by

Carl Presl Carl Borivoj Presl ( cs, Karel Bořivoj Presl; 17 February 1794 – 2 October 1852) was a Czech botanist. Biography Presl lived his entire life in Prague, and was a professor of botany at the University of Prague (1833–52).

in 1851. A

molecular phylogenetic Molecular phylogenetics () is the branch of phylogeny that analyzes genetic, hereditary molecular differences, predominantly in DNA sequences, to gain information on an organism's evolutionary relationships. From these analyses, it is possible to ...

study in 2019 suggested that ''Lemmaphyllum'' was one of a group of closely related genera in the subfamily Microsoroideae; a group the authors termed "''Lepisorus''

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Species

, the ''Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World'' recognized the following species: *''

Lemmaphyllum carnosum ''Lemmaphyllum'' is a genus of ferns in the family Polypodiaceae, subfamily Microsoroideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). Taxonomy ''Lemmaphyllum'' was first described by Carl Presl in 1851. A ...

'' (Wall. ex J.Sm.) C.Presl *''

Lemmaphyllum diversum ''Lemmaphyllum'' is a genus of ferns in the family Polypodiaceae, subfamily Microsoroideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). Taxonomy ''Lemmaphyllum'' was first described by Carl Presl in 1851. A ...

'' (Rosenst.) Tagawa *''

Lemmaphyllum drymoglossoides ''Lemmaphyllum'' is a genus of ferns in the family Polypodiaceae, subfamily Microsoroideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). Taxonomy ''Lemmaphyllum'' was first described by Carl Presl in 1851. A ...

'' (Baker) Ching *''

Lemmaphyllum microphyllum ''Lemmaphyllum'' is a genus of ferns in the family Polypodiaceae, subfamily Microsoroideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). Taxonomy ''Lemmaphyllum'' was first described by Carl Presl in 1851. A ...

'' C.Presl *''

Lemmaphyllum rostratum ''Lemmaphyllum'' is a genus of ferns in the family Polypodiaceae, subfamily Microsoroideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). Taxonomy ''Lemmaphyllum'' was first described by Carl Presl in 1851. A ...

'' (Bedd.) Tagawa *''

Lemmaphyllum squamatum ''Lepisorus squamatus'' is a species of fern known only from Vietnam and from Guangxi Province in southern China. The plant is herbaceous, spreading by rhizomes. The leaves are simple, elliptical, and the sori are round, on the underside of the ...

'' (A.R.Sm. & X.C.Zhang) Li Wang ''

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'' also accepted ''Lemmaphyllum accedens'' (Blume) Donk, which the ''Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World'' placed in ''

Lepisorus ''Lepisorus'' is a genus of ferns in the family Polypodiaceae, subfamily Microsoroideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). Taxonomy ''Lepisorus'' was first described by John Smith in 1846 as the ...

''.

References

Polypodiaceae Fern genera {{Polypodiaceae-stub