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Pteridrys

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

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Pteridrys
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Polypodiineae
Family: Tectariaceae
Genus: Pteridrys
C.Chr. & Ching1
Species

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

Taxonomy

The genus Pteridrys was erected by Carl Christensen and Ren-Chang Ching in 1934.1 The type species is Pteridrys syrmatica, transferred from Aspidium syrmaticum.2

A 2016 molecular phylogenetic showed Pteridrys to be related to two new genera, Draconopteris and Malaifilix, separate from the clade containing Tectaria.3

Species

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

  • Pteridrys acutissima Ching ex C.Chr. & Ching
  • Pteridrys australis Ching ex C.Chr. & Ching
  • Pteridrys cnemidaria (Christ) C.Chr. et. Ching
  • Pteridrys confertiloba Holttum
  • Pteridrys costularis Li Bing Zhang, Liang Zhang, N.T.Lu & X.M.Zhou
  • Pteridrys dongshiyongii Li Bing Zhang & X.M.Zhou
  • Pteridrys dorsifixa Li Bing Zhang & X.M.Zhou
  • Pteridrys hanoiensis Li Bing Zhang, Liang Zhang, N.T.Lu & X.M.Zhou
  • Pteridrys lofouensis (Christ) C.Chr. & Ching
  • Pteridrys microthecia (Fée) C.Chr. & Ching
  • Pteridrys olivacea (Rosenst.) Copel.
  • Pteridrys syrmatica (Willd.) C.Chr. & Ching
  • Pteridrys vietnamensis Li Bing Zhang, Liang Zhang, N.T.Lu & X.M.Zhou
References

References

  1. Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (January 2020), "Pteridrys", Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World, Version 8.20, retrieved 2020-02-04
  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