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Megalastrum

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Megalastrum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Polypodiineae
Family: Dryopteridaceae
Subfamily: Elaphoglossoideae
Genus: Megalastrum
Holttum[1]
Species

See text.

Synonyms[1]
  • Ctenitis sect. Subincisae (C.Chr.) Tindale
  • Dryopteris sect. Subincisae C.Chr.

Megalastrum is a genus of ferns in the family Dryopteridaceae, subfamily Elaphoglossoideae, in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I).[2] The genus has around 100 species, mainly found in tropical America and Africa.[1]

Taxonomy

The genus name Megalastrum was first published by Richard Holttum in 1987.[1]

Species

As of January 2020, Plants of the World Online recognized the following species:[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Hassler, Michael; Schmitt, Bernd (January 2020), "Megalastrum", Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World, Version 8.20, retrieved 2020-01-26 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |lastauthoramp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ "Megalastrum Holttum", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2020-01-26