Family Polypodiaceae
Recent molecular phylogenic analysis has lead to the divison of the Polypodiaceae into five subfamiles, and to the inclusion of genera that have at various times been placed in other families, including the Drynariaceae, Grammitidaceae, Gymnogrammitidaceae, Loxogrammaceae, Platyceriaceae, and Pleurisoriopsidaceae.[1] In the list that follows, the taxa shown with the "(=)" prefix are considered to be synononyms for the accepted subfamily name that they follow. However, this does not necessarily imply that the subfamily contains all of the synonym's previous genera.
- Subfamily Loxogrammoideae H.Schneid. 2011
- Lacks sclerenchyma (supporting tissue) in plant body, except in the roots.[2]
- Genera: Dictymia, Loxogramme
- Subfamily Drynarioideae Crabbe, Jermy & Mickel 1975
- Combines drynarioid and selligueoid ferns
- Subfamily Platycerioideae B.K.Nayar 1970
- Fronds with stellate (radiating from central point) hairs.[2]
- Genera: Platycerium, Pyrrosia
- Subfamily Microsoroideae B.K.Nayar 1970 (as ‘Microsorioideae’)
- Subfamily Polypodioideae B.K.Nayar 1970
- Non-grammitid ferns:
- Genera: Campyloneurum, Microgramma, Niphidium, Pecluma, Phlebodium, Pleopeltis, Pleurosoriopsis, Polypodium, Serpocaulon, Synammia
- Grammitid ferns (includes family Grammitidaceae)
- Genera: Acrosorus, Adenophorus, Calymmodon, Ceradenia, Chrysogrammitis, Cochlidium, Ctenopterella, Dasygrammitis, Enterosora, Grammitis, Lellingeria, Leucostrichum, Luisma, Melpomene, Micropolypodium, Oreogrammitis, Prosaptia (incl. Ctenopteris), Radiogrammitis, Scleroglossum (incl. Nematopteris), Terpsichore, Themelium, Tomophyllum, Xiphopterella, Xiphoteris, Zygophlebia
Phylogeny
editThe following phylogram shows a likely relationship between the Polypodiaceae subfamilies.[3]
Grammitids
editAcrosorus Calymmodon Ctenopterella Dasygrammitis Grammitis Leucostrichum Luisma Oreogrammitis Prosaptia Radiogrammitis Scleroglossum Themelium Tomophyllum Xiphopterella Xiphopteris Zygophlebia
References
edit- ^ Christenhusz et al.: A linear sequence of extant families and genera of lycophytes and ferns Phytotaxa 19: 7-54. (18 Feb. 2011)
- ^ a b c D. J. Mabberley (2008). Mabberley's plant-book: a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Cambridge University Press. p. 690. ISBN 9780521820714.
- ^ Schuettpelz (2008) Schuettpelz & Pryer "Fern pylogeny" in Biology and Evolution of Ferns and Lycophytes], ed. Tom A. Ranker and Christopher H. Haufler. Cambridge University Press 2008