Diphasium is a genus of lycophytes in the family Lycopodiaceae. In the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I), it is placed in the subfamily Lycopodioideae.[2] Some sources do not recognize the genus, sinking it into Lycopodium,[3] others include it in Diphasiastrum.[1] Diphasium species are mostly native to the temperate southern hemisphere, but extend northwards into Central America and the Caribbean.[1]
| Diphasium | |
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| Diphasium scariosum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Lycophytes |
| Class: | Lycopodiopsida |
| Order: | Lycopodiales |
| Family: | Lycopodiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Lycopodioideae |
| Genus: | Diphasium C.Presl ex Rothm.[1] |
| Species | |
Species
editAs of June 2024[update], the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World recognized the following species:[1]
- Diphasium gayanum (J.Rémy) Holub
- Diphasium jussiaei (Desv. ex Poir.) Rothm.
- Diphasium lawessonianum (B.Øllg.) B.Øllg.
- Diphasium scariosum (G.Forst.) Rothm.
References
edit- ^ a b c d Hassler, Michael. "Diphasium". World Ferns. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
- ^ 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
- ^ "Diphasium C.Presl ex Rothm.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2019-12-08
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