''Pronephrium'' is a genus of ferns in the family

Thelypteridaceae Thelypteridaceae is a family of about 900 species of ferns in the order Polypodiales. In the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I), it is placed in the suborder Aspleniineae. Alternatively, the family may be submerged in a ...

, subfamily Thelypteridoideae, in 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). Other sources sink ''Pronephrium'' into a very broadly defined genus ''

Thelypteris ''Thelypteris'' (maiden ferns) is a genus of ferns in the subfamily Thelypteridoideae, family Thelypteridaceae, order Polypodiales. Two radically different circumscriptions of the genus are in use . In the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classifi ...

''. Some species were split off into the genera '' Abacopteris'', '' Grypothrix'' and '' Menisciopsis'' in 2021 as a result of a

phylogenetic In biology, phylogenetics () is the study of the evolutionary history of life using observable characteristics of organisms (or genes), which is known as phylogenetic inference. It infers the relationship among organisms based on empirical dat ...

study of the family Thelypteridaceae. The genus was first described in 1851 by

Carl Borivoj Presl Carl Borivoj 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).Pronephrium affine'' (Blume) C.Presl *'' Pronephrium amboinense'' (Willd.) Holttum *'' Pronephrium amphitrichum'' Holttum *'' Pronephrium aoristisorum'' (Harr.) S.E.Fawc. & A.R.Sm. *'' Pronephrium aquatiloides'' (Copel.) Holttum *'' Pronephrium borneense'' (Hook.) Holttum *'' Pronephrium camarinense'' (Holttum) S.E.Fawc. & A.R.Sm. *'' Pronephrium celebicum'' (Baker) Holttum *''

Pronephrium clemensiae ''Pronephrium'' is a genus of ferns in the family Thelypteridaceae, subfamily Thelypteridoideae, in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). Other sources sink ''Pronephrium'' into a very broadly defined genus ''Thelypteri ...

'' (Copel.) Holttum *'' Pronephrium euryphyllum'' (Rosenst.) Holttum *'' Pronephrium exsculptum'' (Baker) Holttum *'' Pronephrium fidelei'' Rakotondr. *'' Pronephrium firmulum'' (Baker) Holttum *'' Pronephrium giluwense'' Holttum *'' Pronephrium granulosum'' (C.Presl) Holttum *'' Pronephrium hewittii'' (Copel.) Holttum *'' Pronephrium hosei'' (Baker) Holttum *'' Pronephrium inaequilobatum'' (Holttum) S.E.Fawc. & A.R.Sm. *'' Pronephrium kjellbergii'' Holttum *'' Pronephrium lineatum'' (Blume) C.Presl *''

Pronephrium manuselense ''Pronephrium'' is a genus of ferns in the family Thelypteridaceae, subfamily Thelypteridoideae, in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). Other sources sink ''Pronephrium'' into a very broadly defined genus ''Thelypteri ...

'' M.Kato *''

Pronephrium marojejyensis ''Pronephrium'' is a genus of ferns in the family Thelypteridaceae, subfamily Thelypteridoideae, in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). Other sources sink ''Pronephrium'' into a very broadly defined genus ''Thelypteri ...

'' Rakotondr. *'' Pronephrium menisciicarpon'' (Blume) Holttum *'' Pronephrium merrillii'' (Christ) Holttum *'' Pronephrium millarae'' Holttum *'' Pronephrium minahassae'' Holttum *'' Pronephrium moniliforme'' (Tagawa & K.Iwats.) Holttum *'' Pronephrium murkelense'' (M.Kato) S.E.Fawc. & A.R.Sm. *'' Pronephrium nervosum'' (Fee) S.E.Fawc. & A.R.Sm. *'' Pronephrium palauense'' (Hosok.) Holttum *'' Pronephrium peltatum'' (Alderw.) Holttum *'' Pronephrium peramalense'' Holttum *'' Pronephrium philippinum'' (C.Presl) S.E.Fawc. & A.R.Sm. *'' Pronephrium rhombeum'' (Christ) Holttum *'' Pronephrium samarense'' (Copel.) Holttum *'' Pronephrium simillimum'' (C.Chr.) Holttum *'' Pronephrium solsonicum'' Holttum *'' Pronephrium thysanoides'' Holttum *'' Pronephrium trachyphyllum'' Holttum *'' Pronephrium xiphioides'' (Christ) Holttum ;Hybrids * ''Pronephrium'' × ''interruptum'' Holttum * ''Pronephrium'' × ''liukiuense'' (Christ) Nakaike * ''Pronephrium'' × ''occultum'' (C.Hope) comb.ined.

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q17195730 Thelypteridaceae Fern genera Taxa described in 1851 Taxa named by Carl Borivoj Presl