''Struthiopteris'' is a
genus
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of
fern
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s belonging to the family
Blechnaceae, subfamily Blechnoideae.
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Species
In the circumscription
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used in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group
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classification of 2016 (PPG I), the genus contains five species.[ The ''Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World'' places three of these species in the genus ''Spicantopsis''.][
*'' Struthiopteris amabilis'' (Makino) Ching (syn. ''Blechnum amabile'' Makino) = ''Spicantopsis amabilis'' (Makino) Nakai
*'' Struthiopteris castanea'' (Makino & Nemoto) Nakai (syns ''Lomaria castanea'' Makino, ''Blechnum castaneum'' Makino & Nemoto)
*'' Struthiopteris fallax'' (Lange) S.Molino, Gabriel y Galán & Wasowicz
*'' Struthiopteris hancockii'' (Hance) Tagawa (syn. ''Blechnum hancockii'' Hance) = ''Spicantopsis hancockii'' (Hance) Masam.
*'' Struthiopteris niponica'' (Kunze) Nakai (syns ''Lomaria niponica'' Kunze, ''Blechnum niponicum'' Makino) = ''Spicantopsis niponica'' (Kunze) Nakai
*'' Struthiopteris spicant'' (L.) F.W.Weiss (syns ''Osmunda spicant'' L., ''Blechnum spicant'' (L.) Sm.)
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References
Blechnaceae
Fern genera
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