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043.0000 Family Polypodiaceae J. & C.Presl; Delic. Prag. [J.Presl & C.Presl]159 (1822)
67 genera, ca. 1700 spp. Phylogeny: Wei & Zhang 2022
Species listed in database: 1775; hybrids: 50
= 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)
043.3302 Genus Dendroconche Copel.; Philipp. J. Sci. 6: 91 (1911)
Distribution: Malesia, Australia, New Caledonia, New Zealand. The genus was recently split from Lecanopteris, accepted 2026 by PPG-II.
Species listed in database: 8
species :
Dendroconche ampla (F.Muell. ex Benth.) Testo, Sundue & A.R.Field; Syst. Bot. 44(4): 10 (2019)
Distribution: Australia (NE-Queensland)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Colysis ampla (F.Muell. ex Benth.) Copel.; Ann. Cryptog. Phytopathol. 5 [Gen. Fil.]: 199 (1947)
= Grammitis ampla F.Muell.; Fragm. [Mueller] 5: 188 (1866), nomen, ex Benth. Fl. Austr. 7: 777 (1878)
= Gymnogramma ampla (F.Muell. ex Benth.) Baker; Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 6: 488 (1891)
= Gymnogramma membranacea Baker; Queensl. Fl., Suppl. 3: 94 (1890)
= Lecanopteris ampla (F.Muell. ex Benth.) Perrie & Brownsey; Blumea 66(3): 246 (2021)
= Leptochilus amplus (F.Muell. ex Benth.) Noot.; Blumea 42(2): 277 (1997)
= Polypodium amplum (F.Muell. ex Benth.) Domin; Biblioth. Bot. 20: 182 (1913) (non Willd. (1810), nec Colenso (1892))
= Polypodium amplum var. stenorhacheum Domin; Biblioth. Bot. 20: 184 (1915)
= Polypodium ellipticum var. amplum (F.Muell. ex Benth.) Bonap.; Notes Ptéridol. 1: 199 (1915)
= Polypodium queenslandicum C.Chr.; Index Filic., Suppl. Prelim. 28 (1917)
species :
Dendroconche annabellae (H.O.Forbes) Copel.; Philipp. J. Sci. 6: 91 (1911)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
Synonyms: hidden
= Lecanopteris annabellae (H.O.Forbes) Perrie & Brownsey; Blumea 66(3): 246 (2021)
= Pleopeltis annabellae (H.O.Forbes) Alderw.; Bull. Dépt. Agric. Indes Néerl. 27: 5 (1909)
= Polypodium annabellae H.O.Forbes; J. Bot. 26: 33, t. 280 (1888)
= Polypodium cyclobasis Baker; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1896: 42 (1896)
species :
Dendroconche kingii Copel.; Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 12: 407 (1931)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
Remarks: valid species and not a synonym of D. linguiforme fide Testo et al. 2019
Synonyms: hidden
= Lecanopteris kingii (Copel.) Perrie & Brownsey; Blumea 66(3): 246 (2021)
species :
Dendroconche latilobata (Hennipman & Hett.) Testo, Sundue & A.R.Field; Syst. Bot. 44(4): 11 (2019)
Distribution: New Caledonia
60 NWC
Synonyms: hidden
= Acrostichum varians f. majus Mett.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 4, 4: 57 (1861)
= Lecanopteris latilobata (Hennipman & Hett.) Perrie & Brownsey; Blumea 66(3): 246 (2021)
= Microsorum latilobatum Hennipman & Hett.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 105(1): 6 (1984), nom. nov.
species :
Dendroconche linguiforme (Mett.) Testo, Sundue & A.R.Field; Syst. Bot. 44(4): 11 (2019)
Distribution: India [I] (Kerala [I]); Sumatera; Borneo (Sabah, Sarawak); Sulawesi; Philippines; Moluccas (Seram, etc.); New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea); Bismarck Arch. (New Hanover, Admiralty Isl.); Solomon Isl. (Bougainville, Guadalcanal, Santa Ysabel, Kolombangara, Makira, Malaita, Mono, New Georgia, Rendova, Rennell, Kirakira Isl., Ranongga, Vangunu, Vella Lavella); Vanuatu; Fiji (Viti Levu)
40 ind 42 BOR MOL NWG PHI SUL SUM 43 BIS SOL 60 FIJ VAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Lecanopteris linguiformis (Mett.) Perrie & Brownsey; Blumea 66(3): 246 (2021)
= Microsorum linguiforme (Mett.) Copel.; Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 16: 116 (1929)
= Microsorum schumannianum (Diels) Copel.; Ann. Cryptog. Phytopathol. 5 [Gen. Fil.]: 196 (1947)
= Pleopeltis dendroconchoides Alderw.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 3, 2: 165 (1920)
= Pleopeltis linguiformis (Mett.) Alderw.; Bull. Dépt. Agric. Indes Néerl. 27: 6 (1909)
= Pleopeltis musifolia var. schumanniana (Diels) Rosenst.; (1912)
= Pleopeltis xiphias T.Moore; Gard. Chron., Ser. 2, 15: 331 (1881)
= Polypodium dendrochonchoides (Alderw.) C.Chr.; Index Filic., Suppl. Tert. 147 (1934)
= Polypodium linguiforme Mett.; Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 2: 228 (1866)
= Polypodium schumannianum Diels; Fl. Schutzgeb. Südsee [Schumann & Lauterbach] 139, t. 3 (1901)
= Polypodium xiphias (T.Moore) Baker; Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 5: 478 (1891), isonym
= Polypodium xiphias (T.Moore) G.Nicholson; Ill. Dict. Gard. 4: 592 (1888)
species :
Dendroconche sayeri (F.Muell. & Baker) Testo, Sundue & A.R.Field; Syst. Bot. 44(4): 12 (2019)
Distribution: Australia (NE-Queensland)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Colysis baileyi (Baker) Ching; Sunyatsenia 5: 261 (1940)
= Colysis sayeri (F.Muell. & Baker) Copel.; Ann. Cryptog. Phytopathol. 5 [Gen. Fil.]: 199 (1947)
= Grammitis sayeri (F.Muell. & Baker) F.Muell.; Syst. Census Austral. Pl. 2: 234 (1889)
= Gymnogramma baileyi Baker; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1892: 86 (1892)
= Gymnogramma sayeri F.Muell. & Baker; J. Bot. 25: 163 (1887)
= Lecanopteris sayeri (F.Muell. & Baker) Perrie & Brownsey; Blumea 66(3): 247 (2021)
= Polypodium baileyi (Baker) C.Chr.; Index Filic. 334 (1905), 512 (1906)
= Polypodium selliguea var. sayeri (F.Muell. & Baker) Domin; Biblioth. Bot. 20: 186 (1915)
species :
Dendroconche scandens (G.Forst.) Testo, Sundue & A.R.Field; Syst. Bot. 44(4): 12 (2019)
Name: Fragrant fern, Mokimoki (Maori)
Distribution: Zimbabwe [I]; South Africa [I] (W-Cape Prov. [I]); Australia (E-Queensland, E-New South Wales, SE-Victoria); Lord Howe Isl.; Norfolk Isl.; New Zealand (North Isl., South Isl.); Chatham Isl.
26 zim 27 saf 50 AUS LHI NFK 51 CTM NZL
Synonyms: hidden
= Drynaria scandens (G.Forst.) Fée; Mém. Foug. 5 (Gen. Filic.) 271 (1852)
= Lecanopteris scandens (G.Forst.) Perrie & Brownsey; Blumea 66(3): 247 (2021)
= Microsorum scandens (G.Forst.) Tindale; Amer. Fern J. 50: 241, t. 20 (1960)
= Phymatodes pustulata Cheeseman; (1825) & auct. (non G. Forst.)
= Phymatodes scandens (G.Forst.) C.Presl; Tent. Pterid. 196 (1836)
= Phymatosorus scandens (G.Forst.) Pic.Serm.; Webbia 28: 459 (1973)
= Polypodium pustulatum var. scandens (G.Forst.) Bonap.; Notes Ptéridol. 10: 335 (1920)
= Polypodium scandens G.Forst.; Fl. Ins. Austr. 81 (1786)
species :
Dendroconche varians (Mett.) Testo, Sundue & A.R.Field; Syst. Bot. 44(4): 12 (2019)
Distribution: New Caledonia
60 NWC
Synonyms: hidden
= Acrostichum varians Mett.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 4, 16: 56 (1861)
= Acrostichum varians var. contractum Mett.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 4, 15: 57 (1861)
= Christopteris varians (Mett.) Copel.; Philipp. J. Sci., C 12: 333 (1917)
= Gymnopteris varians (Mett.) Diels; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 39: 7 (1906)
= Lecanopteris varians (Mett.) Perrie & Brownsey; Blumea 66(3): 247 (2021)
= Leptochilus varians (Mett.) E.Fourn.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 15: 394 (1868)
= Microsorum varians (Mett.) Hennipman & Hett.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 105(1): 5 (1984)
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