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Cyclopeltis

Cyclopeltis is a genus of ferns in the family Lomariopsidaceae according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I).

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Cyclopeltis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Polypodiineae
Family: Lomariopsidaceae
Genus: Cyclopeltis
J.Sm.1
Type species
Cyclopeltis semicordata
(Swartz) Smith
Species

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Synonyms1
  • Hemicardion Fée 1852

Cyclopeltis is a genus of ferns in the family Lomariopsidaceae according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I).2

Taxonomy

Cyclopeltis was first described by John Smith in 1846.1

Phylogeny

As of February 2020, the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World and Plants of the World Online recognized the following species:13

Internal phylogeny45 Other species include:
Cyclopeltis

C. crenata (Fée) C.Chr.

C. novoguineensis Rosenst.

C. semicordata (Sw.) J.Sm.

  • Cyclopeltis jani Barthel
  • Cyclopeltis kingii (Hance) Hosok.
  • Cyclopeltis mirabilis Copel.
  • Cyclopeltis presliana (J.Sm.) Berk.
  • Cyclopeltis rigida Holttum
References

References

  1. Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (January 2020), "Cyclopeltis", Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World, Version 8.20, archived from the original on 2017-09-02, retrieved 2020-02-03
  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, S2CID 39980610
  3. "Cyclopeltis J.Sm.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2020-02-03
  4. Nitta, Joel H.; Schuettpelz, Eric; Ramírez-Barahona, Santiago; Iwasaki, Wataru; et al. (2022). "An Open and Continuously Updated Fern Tree of Life". Frontiers in Plant Science. 13 909768. doi:10.3389/fpls.2022.909768. PMC 9449725. PMID 36092417.
  5. "Tree viewer: interactive visualization of FTOL". FTOL v1.7.0 (GenBank release 261). 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2025.