''Serpocaulon'' 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

Polypodioideae Polypodioideae is a subfamily belonging to the fern family Polypodiaceae, which is a member of the suborder Polypodiineae in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). Alternatively, the subfamily may be treated as the ...

, according to the

Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group The Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group, or PPG, is an informal international group of systematic botanists who collaborate to establish a consensus on the classification of pteridophytes (lycophytes and ferns) that reflects knowledge about plant relatio ...

classification of 2016 (PPG I). The genus is native to

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and

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Species

, the ''Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World'' accepted the following species: *'' Serpocaulon acuminatum'' (Fée) Christenh. *'' Serpocaulon adnatum'' (Kunze ex Klotzsch) A.R.Sm. *''

Serpocaulon appressum ''Serpocaulon'' is a genus of ferns in the family Polypodiaceae, subfamily Polypodioideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). The genus is native to Northern and Southern America. Species , the ...

'' (Copel.) A.R.Sm. *'' Serpocaulon articulatum'' (C.Presl) Schwartsb. & A.R.Sm. *'' Serpocaulon attenuatum'' (C.Presl) A.R.Sm. *'' Serpocaulon australe'' D.Sanín, J.C.Ospina, I.O.Moura & Salino *'' Serpocaulon caceresii'' (Sodiro) A.R.Sm. *'' Serpocaulon catharinae'' (Langsd. & Fisch.) A.R.Sm. *'' Serpocaulon chachapoyense'' (Hook.) A.R.Sm. *'' Serpocaulon concolorum'' (M.Kessler & A.R.Sm.) A.R.Sm. *'' Serpocaulon crystalloneuron'' (Rosenst.) A.R.Sm. *'' Serpocaulon dasypleuron'' (Kunze) A.R.Sm. *'' Serpocaulon dissimile'' (L.) A.R.Sm. *'' Serpocaulon eleutherophlebium'' (Fée) A.R.Sm. *'' Serpocaulon falcaria'' (Kunze) A.R.Sm. *'' Serpocaulon fraxinifolium'' (Jacq.) A.R.Sm. *''

Serpocaulon funckii ''Serpocaulon'' is a genus of ferns in the family Polypodiaceae, subfamily Polypodioideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). The genus is native to Northern and Southern America. Species , the ...

'' (Mett.) A.R.Sm. *'' Serpocaulon gilliesii'' (C.Chr.) A.R.Sm. *'' Serpocaulon glandulosissimum'' (Brade) Labiak & J.Prado *''

Serpocaulon hirsutulum ''Serpocaulon'' is a genus of ferns in the family Polypodiaceae, subfamily Polypodioideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). The genus is native to Northern and Southern America. Species , the ...

'' (T.Moore) Schwartsb. & A.R.Sm. *''

Serpocaulon intricatum ''Serpocaulon'' is a genus of ferns in the family Polypodiaceae, subfamily Polypodioideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). The genus is native to Northern and Southern America. Species , the ...

'' (M.Kessler & A.R.Sm.) A.R.Sm. *''

Serpocaulon laetum ''Serpocaulon'' is a genus of ferns in the family Polypodiaceae, subfamily Polypodioideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). The genus is native to Northern and Southern America. Species , the ...

'' (C.Presl) Schwartsb. & A.R.Sm. *''

Serpocaulon lasiopus ''Serpocaulon lasiopus'' is a species of fern in the family Polypodiaceae. It is widespread in South America. Under the synonym ''Polypodium argyrolepis'', it was regarded as endemic to Ecuador and threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruc ...

'' (Klotzsch) A.R.Sm. *''

Serpocaulon latipes ''Serpocaulon'' is a genus of ferns in the family Polypodiaceae, subfamily Polypodioideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). The genus is native to Northern and Southern America. Species , the ...

'' (Langsd. & L.Fisch.) A.R.Sm. *'' Serpocaulon latissimum'' (R.C.Moran & B. Øllg.) A.R.Sm. *'' Serpocaulon levigatum'' (Cav.) A.R.Sm. *'' Serpocaulon loriceum'' (L.) A.R.Sm. *'' Serpocaulon loriciforme'' (Rosenst.) A.R.Sm. * ''Serpocaulon'' × ''manizalense'' D.Sanín & Torrez *'' Serpocaulon maritimum'' (Hieron.) A.R.Sm. *'' Serpocaulon menisciifolium'' (Langsd. & Fisch.) A.R.Sm. *'' Serpocaulon mexiae'' (Copel.) A.R.Sm. *'' Serpocaulon nanegalense'' (Sodiro) A.R.Sm. *''

Serpocaulon obscurinervium ''Serpocaulon'' is a genus of ferns in the family Polypodiaceae, subfamily Polypodioideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). The genus is native to Northern and Southern America. Species , the ...

'' D.Sanín *'' Serpocaulon panorense'' (C.Chr.) A.R.Sm. *'' Serpocaulon patentissimum'' (Mett. ex Kuhn) A.R.Sm. *'' Serpocaulon polystichum'' (Link) A.R.Sm. *'' Serpocaulon ptilorhizon'' (Christ) A.R.Sm. * ''Serpocaulon'' × ''pubescens'' (Rosenst.) Schwartsb. & A.R.Sm. *'' Serpocaulon rex'' Schwartsb. & A.R.Sm. *'' Serpocaulon richardii'' (Klotzsch) A.R.Sm. * ''Serpocaulon'' × ''rojasianum'' J.M.Chaves, R.C.Moran & F.Oviedo *'' Serpocaulon semipinnatifidum'' (Fée) A.R.Sm. *''

Serpocaulon sessilifolium ''Serpocaulon sessilifolium'' is a species of fern in the family Polypodiaceae. It is native to Costa Rica and northern and western South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Guyana). Under the synonym ''Polypodium rimbachii'' ...

'' (Desv.) A.R.Sm. * ''Serpocaulon'' × ''sessilipinnum'' A.Rojas & J.M.Chaves *'' Serpocaulon silvulae'' (M.Kessler & A.R.Sm.) A.R.Sm. *'' Serpocaulon subandinum'' (Sodiro) A.R.Sm. *'' Serpocaulon tayronae'' D.Sanín *''

Serpocaulon triseriale ''Serpocaulon'' is a genus of ferns in the family Polypodiaceae, subfamily Polypodioideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). The genus is native to Northern and Southern America. Species , the ...

'' (Sw.) A.R.Sm. *'' Serpocaulon vacillans'' (Link) A.R.Sm. *'' Serpocaulon wagneri'' (Mett.) A.R.Sm.

References

Polypodiaceae Fern genera {{Polypodiaceae-stub