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038.0000 Family Polypodiaceae J. & C.Presl; Delic. Prag. 159 (1822)
67 genera, ca. 1700 spp. Phylogeny: Wei & Zhang 2022
Species listed in database: 1771; 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)
038.3303 Genus Lecanopteris Reinw.; Flora 1825(2, 3. Beibl.): 48 (1825)
Distribution: Malesia, 1 to N-Australia. The genus was recently split in three by exclusion of Zealandia and Dendroconche.
Species listed in database: 13
= Lecanium Reinw.; Flora 1825(2, 3. Beibl.): 48 (1825)
= Myrmecophila Christ; Farnkr. Erde 112 (1897) ex Nakai, Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 43: 6 (1929) nec Rolfe (1917)
= Myrmecopteris Pic.Serm.; Webbia 31(1): 239 (1977), nom. nov. for Myrmecophila Christ
= Onychium Reinw.; Syll. Pl. Nov. 2: 2 (1824) (nec Kaulf. (1820))
species :
Lecanopteris balgooyi Hennipman; Kew Bull. 41(4): 783 (1986)
Distribution: C-Sulawesi
42 SUL
species :
Lecanopteris carnosa (Reinw.) Blume; Enum. Pl. Javae 2: 120 (1828)
Distribution: ?Borneo (?Sarawak); Sulawesi (Minahassa)
42 SUL
Synonyms: hidden
= Onychium carnosum Reinw.; Syll. Pl. Nov. 2: 3 (1824)
= Pleopeltis carnosa (Reinw.) Alderw.; Bull. Dépt. Agric. Indes Néerl. 27: 3 (1909)
= Polypodium carnosum (Reinw.) Christ; Verh. Naturf. Ges. Basel 11: 26 (1894), non Mett. 1856
= Polypodium lecanopteris Mett.; Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 2: 224 (1866), nom. nov. for Onychium carnosum
= Polypodium patelliferum Burck; Ann. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg 4: 96, t. 7 (1884), nom. nov. illeg. superfl. for Onychium carnosum
species :
Lecanopteris celebica Hennipman; Blumea 32(2): 316 (1987)
Distribution: C-Sulawesi
42 SUL
species :
Lecanopteris crustacea Copel.; Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 12: 406 (1931)
Distribution: peninsular Thailand; peninsular Malaysia (Pahang); Singapore; Sumatra; Borneo (Sabah, Kalimantan)
41 THA 42 BOR MLY SNG SUM
Conservation Status: vulnerable (Singapore)
Synonyms: hidden
= Myrmecophila crustacea (Copel.) Tagawa; Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 22: 190 (1967)
= Phymatodes crustacea (Copel.) Holttum; Rev. Fl. Malaya 2: 190 (1955)
= Polypodium crustaceum (Copel.) Hoshiz.; Baileya 22(1): 17 (1982)
species :
Lecanopteris darnaedii Hennipman; Kew Bull. 41(4): 785 (1986)
Distribution: C-Sulawesi
42 SUL
species :
Lecanopteris deparioides (Ces.) Baker; J. Bot. 19: 366 (1881)
Distribution: Sumatra; Borneo (Sabah, Kalimantan); Philippines (Mindanao); Java; Moluccas; New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea)
42 BOR JAW MOL NWG PHI SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Davallia deparioides Ces.; Atti Reale Accad. Sci. Napoli 7(8): 13, t. 4, f. 8 (1876)
= Lecanopteris curtisii Baker; J. Bot. 19: 366 (1881)
= Lecanopteris davallioides Alderw.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 2, 23: 14 (1916)
= Lecanopteris davallioides var. macrocarpa Alderw.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 2, 23: 14 (1916)
= Lecanopteris incurvata Baker; Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 8: 123 (1894)
= Lecanopteris macleayi Baker; Malesia [Beccari] 2: 244 (1886)
= Lecanopteris philippinensis Alderw.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 2, 1: 8 (1911)
= Lecanopteris saccata Alderw.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 2, 28: 31 (1918), nom. nov. for Lecanopteris davallioides var. macrocarpa
= Lecanopteris saccata f. microcarpa Alderw.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 2, 28: 31 (1918)
= Pleopeltis barisanica Alderw.; Bull. Dépt. Agric. Indes Néerl. 27: 3 (1909), nom. nov. for Lecanopteris incurvata
= Pleopeltis curtisii (Baker) Alderw.; Bull. Dépt. Agric. Indes Néerl. 27: 3 (1909)
= Pleopeltis deparioides (Ces.) Alderw.; Bull. Dépt. Agric. Indes Néerl. 27: 3 (1909)
= Pleopeltis macleayi (Baker) Alderw.; Bull. Dépt. Agric. Indes Néerl. 27: 3 (1909)
= Polypodium barisanicum Alderw.; Malayan Ferns 627 (1909), nom. nov. for Lecanopteris incurvata
= Polypodium deparioides (Ces.) Christ; Farnkr. Erde 116 (1897) (non Baker (1879))
= Polypodium macleayi (Baker) Alderw.; Malayan Ferns 626 (1909)
= Polypodium naviculare Alderw.; Malayan Ferns 627 (1909), nom. nov. for Lecanopteris curtisii
species :
Lecanopteris holttumii Hennipman; Blumea 32(2): 317 (1987)
Distribution: EC-Sulawesi
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species :
Lecanopteris lomarioides (Kunze ex Mett.) Copel.; Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 16: 123 (1929)
Distribution: NE-Sulawesi; S-Sulawesi; Philippines (Nueva Ecija, Nueva Vizcaya)
42 PHI SUL
Conservation Status: EN in the Philippines
Synonyms: hidden
= Drynaria lomarioides J.Sm.; J. Bot. [Hooker] 3: 397 (1841), nomen
= Lecanopteris sarcopus (Teijsm. & Binn.) Copel.; Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 16: 123 (1929)
= Myrmecophila lomarioides Nakai ex R.J.Johns; Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 12: 93 (1995), pro syn.
= Myrmecophila sarcopus (Teijsm. & Binn.) Ching; Sunyatsenia 5: 259 (1940)
= Myrmecopteris lomarioides (Kunze ex Mett.) Pic.Serm.; Webbia 31(1): 240 (1977)
= Myrmecopteris sarcopus (Teijsm. & Binn.) Pic.Serm.; Webbia 31(1): 240 (1977)
= Pleopeltis lomarioides (Kunze ex Mett.) T.Moore; Index Fil. [T. Moore] 78 (1857)
= Pleopeltis sarcopus (Teijsm. & Binn.) Alderw.; Bull. Dépt. Agric. Indes Néerl. 27: 3 (1909)
= Pleopeltis sauvinieri (Baker) Alderw.; Bull. Dépt. Agric. Indes Néerl. 27: 10 (1909)
= Polypodium lomarioides Kunze ex Mett.; Abh. Senckenberg. Naturf. Ges. 2(2) [Pheg. u. Asp.]: 102, no. 192, t. 2, f. 18-19 (1857), validated by diagnosis of Mettenius
= Polypodium myrmecophilum Christ; Verh. Naturf. Ges. Basel 11: 24 (1894)
= Polypodium sarcopum Teijsm. & Binn.; Natuurk. Tijdschr. Ned.-Indië 29: 241 (1867)
= Polypodium sarcopus Teijsm. & Binn. ex Baker; Syn. Fil. [W.J.Hooker & Baker], ed. 2: 514 (1874)
= Polypodium sauvinieri Baker; Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 5: 480 (1891) (sphalm. sauvinerrei)
species :
Lecanopteris luzonensis Hennipman; Blumea 32(2): 311 (1987)
Distribution: Philippines (Zambales, Bataan, Rizal, Quezon, Laguna, Lanao)
42 PHI
Conservation Status: EN in the Philippines
species :
Lecanopteris mirabilis Copel.; Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 16: 123 (1929)
Distribution: Sulawesi; Moluccas (Seram, Ambon); New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 MOL NWG SUL
Synonyms: hidden
= Myrmecophila mirabilis (C.Chr.) Ching; Sunyatsenia 5: 259 (1940)
= Myrmecophila ulotheca (Brause) Ching; Sunyatsenia 5: 259 (1940)
= Myrmecopteris mirabilis (C.Chr.) Pic.Serm.; Webbia 31(1): 240 (1977)
= Myrmecopteris ulotheca (Brause) Pic.Serm.; Webbia 31(1): 240 (1977)
= Pleopeltis imbricata (H.Karst.) Alderw.; Bull. Dépt. Agric. Indes Néerl. 27: 3 (1909)
= Polypodium imbricatum H.Karst.; Ann. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg 12: 168, t. 15 (1895) (non Liebm. (1849))
= Polypodium mirabile C.Chr.; Index Filic. 545 (1906)
= Polypodium ulotheca Brause; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 56: 204 (1920)
species :
Lecanopteris pumila Blume ex Copel.; Polypod. Philipp. Isl. 134 (1905)
Distribution: Thailand; peninsular Malaysia (Perak, Selangor, Kelantan, Pahang); Sumatra; Borneo (Mt. Kinabalu, Sabah)
41 THA 42 BOR MLY SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Lecanopteris pumila Blume; Fl. Javae, t. 94 (1829), nomen
= Lecanopteris carnosa var. pumila (Blume ex Copel.) Alderw.; Bull. Dépt. Agric. Indes Néerl. 27: 3 (1909)
= Lecanopteris nieuwenhuisii Christ; Ann. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Ser. 2, 5: 127, t. 3 (1905)
= Pleopeltis nieuwenhuisii (Christ) Alderw.; Bull. Dépt. Agric. Indes Néerl. 27: 3 (1909)
= Polypodium nieuwenhuisii (Christ) Alderw.; Malayan Ferns 626 (1909)
species :
Lecanopteris sinuosa (Wall. ex Hook.) Copel.; Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 16: 123 (1929)
Distribution: Thailand; Cambodia; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia (Kedah, Perak, Kuala Lumpur, Pahang, Johor); Singapore; Sumatra; Borneo (Mt. Kinabalu, Sabah, Sarawak); Sulawesi; Palawan; Philippines; Java; Lesser Sunda Isl. (Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa, Timor); Moluccas (Seram, etc.); New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea); Bismarck Arch. (New Britain, New Ireland, New Hanover); Solomon Isl. (Bougainville, Choiseul, Guadalcanal, Kolombangara, Makira, Malaita, Tulagi, Ulawa, New Georgia, Nggatokae, Rennell, Tetepare); Australia (N-Queensland, Torres Strait Isl.); Santa Cruz Isl.; Vanuatu
41 CBD THA VIE 42 BOR JAW LSI MLY MOL NWG PHI PLW SNG SUL SUM 43 BIS SOL 50 AUS 60 SCZ VAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Myrmecophila sinuosa (Wall. ex Hook.) Nakai ex H.Itô; J. Jap. Bot. 11: 98 (1935)
= Myrmecopteris sinuosa (Wall. ex Hook.) Pic.Serm.; Webbia 31(1): 240 (1977)
= Phymatodes sinuosa (Wall. ex Hook.) J.Sm.; Ferns Brit. Foreign, ed. 2: 296 (1877)
= Pleopeltis sinuosa (Wall. ex Hook.) Bedd.; Ferns Brit. India, t. 8 (1865)
= Polypodium phymatodioides Kurz; Natuurk. Tijdschr. Ned.-Indië 27: 16 (1864)
= Polypodium sinuosum Wall.; Numer. List [Wallich] no. 2231 (1829), nomen
= Polypodium sinuosum Wall. ex Hook.; Sp. Fil. [W.J.Hooker] 5: 61, t. 284 (1863)
species :
Lecanopteris spinosa Jermy & T.Walker; Fern Gaz. 11: 167 (1975)
Distribution: S-Sulawesi
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