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041.0000 Family Polypodiaceae J. & C.Presl; Delic. Prag. 159 (1822)
67 genera, ca. 1700 spp. Phylogeny: Wei & Zhang 2022
Species listed in database: 1739; hybrids: 48
= Platyceriaceae Ching; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 16(3): 18 (1978)
= Drynariaceae Ching; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 16: 1-37 (1978)
= Grammitidaceae Newman; Hist. Brit. Ferns 7 (1840) (Grammitaceae auct., missp.)
= Gymnogrammitidaceae Ching; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 11: 12 (1966)
= Loxogrammaceae Ching ex Pic.Serm.; Webbia 29: 11 (1975)
= Platyceriaceae Ching; Sunyatsenia 5: ? (1940)
= Pleurosoriopsidaceae Sa.Kurata & Ikebe ex Ching; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 16(4): 17 (1978)
041.5005 Genus Polypodium L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 2: 1082 (1753), s. str.
Distribution: Mainly American tropics, few in Old World. Many neotropical species listed will need recombination in other genera.
Species listed in database: 47; hybrids: 8
= Catenularia Zippel; Abh. Senckenberg. Naturf. Ges. 37 (1857), pro syn.
= Cephalosorium T.Moore; Index Fil. [T. Moore] 75 (1857)
= Chilopteris C.Presl; Tent. Pterid. 208 (1836)
= Chrysopteris Link; Fil. Spec. 120 (Sept. 1841) (nom. superfl.)
= Clathropeltis Kuhn; Reisen Ost-Afr. [Decken] 3(3): Bot. 51 (1879)
= Coelopteris A.Braun; Abh. Senckenberg. Naturf. Ges. 50 (1856), nom. inval.
= Cyrtomiphlebium Hook.; Sp. Fil. [W.J.Hooker] 6: 15 (1863)
= Cystidium J.Sm. ex T.Moore; Index Fil. [T. Moore] 278 (1861)
= Diagramma Blume; Enum. Pl. Javae 2: 114 (1828)
= Dicranopteris Blume ex Endl.; Gen. Pl. [Endlicher] Suppl. 1: 1346 (1841) non Bernh.
= Dictyogramma C.Presl; Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., Ser. 5, 6 [Epim. Bot.]: 148 (1851)
= Dictyophlebia Griseb.; Abh. Königl. Ges. Wiss. Göttingen 7: 283, 286 (1857)
= Eleutherophlebia Griseb.; Abh. Königl. Ges. Wiss. Göttingen 7: 282, 285 (1857)
= Goniolepicystis Diels; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] I, 4: 323 (1899)
= Lepicystis J.Sm.; London J. Bot. 1: 195 (1842)
= Leptoselliguea C.Chr.; Gard. Bull. Straits Settlem. 7: 309 (1934)
= Leptostegia Zipp. ex Mett.; Abh. Senckenberg. Naturf. Ges. 2(2) [Pheg. u. Asp.]: 50 (1857)
= Marginariopsis T.Moore; Index Fil. [T. Moore] 73 (1857)
= Micropteris J.Sm.; Hist. Fil. 186 (1875), nom. illeg., non Desv.
= Phlebiolepicystis Diels; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] I, 4: 321 (1899)
= Phlebodiopsis T.Moore; Index Fil. [T. Moore] 77 (1857)
= Phyllitidis J.Sm.; J. Bot. [Hooker] 3: 397 (1841)
= Phymatodes C.Presl; Tent. Pterid. 195 (1836)
= Pleurogonium C.Presl; Tent. Pterid. 187 (1836)
= Pseudovittaria C.Chr.; Dansk Bot. Ark. 6(3): 45 (1929)
= Trichocalymma Zenker ex Kunze; Linnaea 24: 251 (1851)

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