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030.0000 Family Pteridaceae E.D.M.Kirchn.; Schul-Bot. 109 (1831)
48 genera, ca. 1350 spp. The family has been split extensively in smaller subgroups, but Smith et al. (2006) and PPG-I argue for keeping them together.
Species listed in database: 1403; hybrids: 67
= Acrostichaceae Mett. ex A.B.Frank; Syn. Pflanzenk., ed. 2, 3: 1458 (1877), nom. rej.
= Actiniopteridaceae Pic.Serm.; Webbia 17: 5 (1962)
= Adiantaceae Newman; Hist. Brit. Ferns 5 (1840) nom. cons. over Parkeriaceae (1825)
= Anopteraceae Doweld; Tent. Syst. Pl. Vasc. (Tracheophyta) 51 (2001)
= Antrophyaceae (Link) Ching; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 16: 11 (1978)
= Ceratopteridaceae Underw.; Native Ferns, ed. 6: 65, 78 (1900)
= Cheilanthaceae B.K.Nayar; Taxon 19: 233 (1970)
= Cryptogrammaceae Pic.Serm.; Webbia 17: 299 (1963)
= Hemionitidaceae Pic.Serm.; Webbia 21: 487 (1966)
= Negripteridaceae Pic.Serm.; Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital., n. s. 53: 160 (1946)
= Parkeriaceae Hook.; Exot. Fl. 2: t. 147 (1825), nom. rej. in favor of Adiantaceae
= Platyzomataceae Nakai; Bull. Natl. Sci. Mus., Tokyo, 29: 4 (1950)
= Pteridaceae Reichenb.; Handb. Nat. Pfl.-Syst. 138 (1837)
= Sinopteridaceae Koidz.; Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 3: 50 (1934)
= Taenitidaceae (C.Presl) Pic.Serm.; Webbia 29: 1 (1974)
= Vittariaceae Ching; Sunyatsenia 5: 232 (1940)
030.3021 Genus Brasiliopteris J.Prado, Schuettp. & Yatsk.; Taxon 74(2), p. 16 of 32 (2025)
Distribution: Brazil
Species listed in database: 2

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Brasiliopteris pohliana (Mett.) J.Prado, Schuettp. & Yatsk.; Taxon 74(2), p. 16 of 32 (2025)
Distribution: Brazil (Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso do Sul, Para, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso, Tocantins)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Cheilanthes pohliana (Kuntze) Mett.; Abh. Senckenberg. Naturf. Ges. 3(1) [Aspl.]: 23, no. 13 (1859) (non (C. Presl))
= Hemionitis pohliana (Mett.) Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 19 (2018)
= Notholaena pohliana Kunze; Farrnkräuter 1: 45 (1840)
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Brasiliopteris regnelliana (Mett. ex Baker) J.Prado, Schuettp. & Yatsk.; Taxon 74(2), p. 16 of 32 (2025)
Distribution: Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Cheilanthes flexuosa Baker; Syn. Fil. [W.J.Hooker & Baker], ed. 1: 138 (1867) (non Kunze (1849))
= Cheilanthes globuligera Christ; Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 3: 40 (1899)
= Cheilanthes regnelliana Mett. ex Baker; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 1(2): 391, t. 43, f. 1 (1870)
= Gymnogramma regnelliana (Mett. ex Baker) Christ; Pl. Nov. Mineir. [Schwacke] 2: 18 (1900)
= Hemionitis regnelliana (Mett. ex Baker) Christenh.; Global Fl. 4: 20 (2018)
= Pellaea regnelliana (Mett. ex Baker) Prantl; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 3: 420 (1882)
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