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Triplophyllum

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

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Triplophyllum
Triplophyllum hirsutum in the state of Bahia, Brazil
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Polypodiineae
Family: Tectariaceae
Genus: Triplophyllum
Holttum1
Species

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

Taxonomy

The genus Triplophyllum was erected by Richard Eric Holttum in 1986.1 The type species is Triplophyllum protensum, transferred from Aspidium protensum.2

A 2016 molecular phylogenetic showed Triplophyllum to be in a clade containing Tectaria, sister to Hypoderris.3

Tectariaceae

Species

As of February 2020, the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World recognized the following species:1

  • Triplophyllum angustifolium Holttum
  • Triplophyllum attenuatum (Pic.Serm.) Pic.Serm.
  • Triplophyllum batesii Holttum
  • Triplophyllum boliviense J.Prado & R.C.Moran
  • Triplophyllum buchholzii (Kuhn) Holttum
  • Triplophyllum chocoense J.Prado & R.C.Moran
  • Triplophyllum crassifolium Holttum
  • Triplophyllum dicksonioides (Fée) Holttum
  • Triplophyllum dimidiatum (Mett. ex Kuhn) Holttum
  • Triplophyllum fraternum (Mett.) Holttum
  • Triplophyllum funestum (Kunze) Holttum
  • Triplophyllum gabonense Holttum
  • Triplophyllum glabrum J.Prado & R.C.Moran
  • Triplophyllum heudelotii Pic.Serm.
  • Triplophyllum hirsutum (Holttum) J.Prado & R.C.Moran
  • Triplophyllum jenseniae (C.Chr.) Holttum
  • Triplophyllum pentagonum (Bonap.) Holttum
  • Triplophyllum perpilosum (Holttum) J.Prado & R.C.Moran
  • Triplophyllum pilosissimum (J.Sm. ex T.Moore) Holttum
  • Triplophyllum principis Holttum
  • Triplophyllum protensum (Afzel. ex Sw.) Holttum
  • Triplophyllum subquinquefidum (P.Beauv.) Pic.Serm.
  • Triplophyllum securidiforme (Hook.) Holttum
  • Triplophyllum speciosum (Mett. ex Kuhn) Holttum
  • Triplophyllum troupinii (Pic.Serm.) Holttum
  • Triplophyllum varians (T.Moore) Holttum
  • Triplophyllum vogelii (Hook.) Holttum
References

References

  1. Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (January 2020), "Triplophyllum", Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World, Version 8.20, retrieved 2020-02-05
  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. Zhang, Liang; Schuettpelz, Eric; Rothfels, Carl J.; Zhou, Xin-Mao; Gao, Xin-Fen & Zhang, Li-Bing (2016), "Circumscription and phylogeny of the fern family Tectariaceae based on plastid and nuclear markers, with the description of two new genera: Draconopteris and Malaifilix (Tectariaceae)", Taxon, 65 (4): 723–738, doi:10.12705/654.3