''Sadleria'' is a genus of six species of

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s in the family Blechnaceae, all

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Taxonomy

Georg Friedrich Kaulfuss distinguished the genus in 1824 based on samples of ''S. cyatheoides'' acquired by

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in 1821. Chamisso had been serving as the naturalist for a Russian scientific expedition led by

Otto von Kotzebue Otto von Kotzebue (russian: О́тто Евста́фьевич Коцебу́, tr. ; – ) was a Russian officer and navigator in the Imperial Russian Navy. He was born in Reval. He was known for his explorations of Oceania. Early life ...

aboard the vessel ''Rurick''. Kaulfuss named the genus after Joseph Sadler (1791–1849), a Hungarian naturalist studied European ferns.

Species

, the ''Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World'' accepted the following species: *'' Sadleria cyatheoides'' Kaulf. (amaumau fern or rasp fern) *'' Sadleria pallida'' Hook. & Arn. *'' Sadleria souleyetiana'' (Gaudich.) Moore *'' Sadleria squarrosa'' (Gaudich.) T.Moore *'' Sadleria unisora'' (Baker) Rob. *'' Sadleria wagneriana'' D.D.Palmer & Flynn The Halemaumau crater on

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is named after ''S. cyatheoides''.

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