Elaphoglossum
| Elaphoglossum | |
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| growing on Maui in the Hawaiian Islands | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Suborder: | Polypodiineae |
| Family: | Dryopteridaceae |
| Subfamily: | Elaphoglossoideae |
| Genus: | Elaphoglossum Schott ex J.Sm.[1] |
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Elaphoglossum is a genus of ferns in the family Dryopteridaceae, subfamily Elaphoglossoideae, in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I).[3]
Taxonomy[]
Elaphoglossum was first described in 1841 by John Smith, who attributed the name to Heinrich Schott.[1]
Species[]
The genus has a large number of species. The Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I) suggested there were about 600;[3] Plants of the World Online and the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World both listed at least 730 as of January 2019.[1][2] Species include:[2]
- (Sw.) J.Sm. (type species[3])
- Elaphoglossum pattersoniae Mickel
- Elaphoglossum serpens Maxon & C.V.Morton
- Elaphoglossum tovii E.Brown
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (January 2020), "Elaphoglossum", Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World, Version 8.20, retrieved 2020-01-30
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Elaphoglossum Schott ex J.Sm.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2020-01-30
- ^ Jump up to: a b c PPG I (2016), "A community-derived classification for extant lycophytes and ferns", Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 54 (6): 563–603, doi:10.1111/jse.12229, S2CID 39980610
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