Calciphilopteris

Calciphilopteris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Moniliformopses
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Pteridaceae
Genus: Calciphilopteris
Yesilyurt & H.Schneider
Type species
Calciphilopteris ludens
(N.Wallich ex W.J.Hooker) Yesilyurt & H.Schneider
Species

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Calciphilopteris is a genus of ferns in the family Pteridaceae. It is native to India and China, southward to Australia.[1] Its four species grow in crevices in limestone or they cling to the rock itself.

Species

  • Calciphilopteris alleniae (R.M.Tryon) Yesilyurt & H.Schneider
  • Calciphilopteris ludens (N.Wallich ex W.J.Hooker) Yesilyurt & H.Schneider
  • Calciphilopteris papuana (E.B.Copeland) Yesilyurt & H.Schneider
  • Calciphilopteris wallichii (John Smith) Yesilyurt & H.Schneider

History

For a long time, the four species of Calciphilopteris were included in the polyphyletic genus Doryopteris. Molecular phylogenetic studies have shown that Calciphilopteris is the most basal clade in the subfamily Cheilanthoideae. It is thus far removed from Doryopteris palmata, the type species of Doryopteris.

Calciphilopteris was described as a new genus in 2010.[1] The generic name is derived from three Greek words: calx (limestone), philus (loving), and pteris (fern).

References

  1. 1 2 Jovita C. Yesilyurt and Harald Schneider. 2010. "The new fern genus Calciphilopteris (Pteridaceae)". Phytotaxa 7:52-59. (See External links below).

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