Rheopteris is a genus of ferns in the subfamily Vittarioideae of the family Pteridaceae with a single species, Rheopteris cheesmaniae, in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I).[1][2] Other sources sink the genus into Monogramma,[3] a genus not recognized in PPG I.[1] The species is native to New Guinea.[2]
| Rheopteris | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Family: | Pteridaceae |
| Subfamily: | Vittarioideae |
| Genus: | Rheopteris Alston[1] |
| Type species | |
| Rheopteris cheesmaniae Alston
| |
| Species | |
References edit
- ^ a b c 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
- ^ a b Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (November 2019), "Rheopteris", Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World, 8.11, retrieved 2019-12-30
- ^ "Monogramma Comm. ex Schkuhr", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2019-12-30
_(6306109186).jpg){kind=small} | This Pteridaceae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |