The Lomariopsidaceae is a family of
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 with a largely
tropical
The tropics are the regions of Earth surrounding the equator, where the sun may shine directly overhead. This contrasts with the temperate or polar regions of Earth, where the Sun can never be directly overhead. This is because of Earth's ax ...
distribution. In the
Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I), the family is placed in the suborder
Polypodiineae
Polypodiineae is a suborder of ferns in the order Polypodiales. It is equivalent to the clade eupolypods I in earlier systems, and to the very broadly defined family Polypodiaceae in the classification of Christenhusz & Chase (2014). It probably ...
(eupolypods I) of the order
Polypodiales
The Order (biology), order Polypodiales encompasses the major lineages of polypod ferns, which comprise more than 80% of today's fern species. They are found in many parts of the world including Tropics, tropical, semitropical and Temperate clima ...
.
[ Alternatively, it may be treated as the subfamily Lomariopsidoideae of a very broadly defined family ]Polypodiaceae
Polypodiaceae is a Family (biology), family of ferns. In the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I), the family includes around 65 genus, genera and an estimated 1,650 species and is placed in the order Polypodiales, suborder ...
'' sensu lato''.[
]
Genera
The Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I) included four genera.[ ''Dryopolystichum'' was added in 2017,][
*'' Cyclopeltis'' J.Sm.
*'' Dracoglossum'' Christenh.
*'' Dryopolystichum'' Copel.
*'' Lomariopsis'' Fée (including ''Thysanosoria'')
The genus '' Nephrolepis'' has also been placed in this family,][ but it is now placed in its own family, Nephrolepidaceae.][
Some members of the Lomariopsidaceae are cultivated as ]ornamental plant
Ornamental plants or ''garden plants'' are plants that are primarily grown for their beauty but also for qualities such as scent or how they shape physical space. Many flowering plants and garden varieties tend to be specially bred cultivars th ...
s.
Phylogeny
References
Polypodiales
Fern families
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