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034.0000 Family Dryopteridaceae Herter; Revista Sudamer. Bot. 9: 15 (1949), nom. cons.
26 genera, ca. 2100 spp. Latest phylogeny: Zuo et al. (2025)
Species listed in database: 2180; hybrids: 202
= Aspidiaceae Burnett; Outlines Bot. [Burnett] 324, 1156 (1835), nom. illeg.
= Aspidiaceae Mett. ex A.B.Frank; Syn. Pflanzenk., ed. 2, 3: 1469 (1877), nom. illeg.
= Bolbitidaceae (Pic.Serm.) Ching; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 16: 15 (1978)
= Elaphoglossaceae Pic.Serm.; Webbia 23: 209 (1968)
= Filicaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 14 (1789), as ´Filices´, nom. illeg., rej.
= Peranemataceae (C.Presl) Ching; Sunyatsenia 5: 246 (1940), nom. rej.
034.7005 Genus Polystichum Roth; Tent. Fl. Germ. 3: 31, 69 (1799), nom. cons.
Distribution: Nearly worldwide, 55 in trop. America, more than half (224) in China. Many undescribed species remain (Le Pechon et al. 2016), but several species in China will probably still turn out to be synonyms.
Species listed in database: 421; hybrids: 70
= Acropelta Nakai; Bull. Natl. Sci. Mus., Tokyo, 33: 5 (1953)
= Adenoderris J.Sm.; Hist. Fil. 222 (1875)
= Aetopteron Ehrh.; Beitr. Naturk. [Ehrhart] 4: 148 (1789), ex House, Amer. Fern J. 10: 88 (1920)
= Amblia C.Presl; Tent. Pterid. 184 (1836)
= Cyrtogonellum Ching; Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol., Bot. 8: 327 (1938)
= Cyrtomidictyum Ching; Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol., Bot. 10: 182 (1940)
= Hemesteum H.Lév.; Fl. Kouy-Tchéou 496 (1915) (non Hemestheum Newman (1851))
= Hemigonum J.Sm.; Hist. Fil. 204 (1875)
= Hypopeltis Michx.; Fl. Bor.-Amer. [Michaux] 2: 226 (1803), in obs., ex Bory, Voy. Indes Or. [Bélanger] 2: 63 (1833)
= Papuapteris C.Chr.; Brittonia 2: 300 (1937)
= Plecosorus Fée; Mém. Foug. 5 (Gen. Filic.) 150 (1852)
= Polystichum sect.Sorolepidium (Christ) Tagawa; Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 9: 122 (1940)
= Porpaea C.Presl ex Ettingsh.; Farnkr. Jetztw. [Ettingshausen] 174 (1864)
= Sorolepidium Christ; Bot. Gaz. 51: 350 (1911)

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