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014.0000 Family Schizaeaceae Kaulf.; Wesen Farrenkr. 119 (1827)
3(-4) genera, 35 - 40 spp. Phylogeny: Ke et al. (2022)
Species listed in database: 39; hybrids: 1
= Schizaeeae Kaulf.; Hort. Reg. Monac. [Martius & Schrank] 4 (1829)
= Schizaeineae Bessey; Bot. High Schools: 377 (1880)
= Schizaeoideae Lindl.; Veg. Kingd. 80 (1846)
014.0001 Genus Schizaea Sm.; Mem. Acad. Sci. Turin 5: 419 (1793), nom. cons.
Distribution: Tropical America, E-USA, Chile/Falkland Isl., tropical Old World, Pacific (several New Caledonia), Australia, New Zealand (3). Schizaea pusilla probably belongs in a separate genus (Ke et al. 2022)
Species listed in database: 15; hybrids: 1
= Lophidium Rich.; Actes Soc. Hist. Nat. Paris 11 (1792)
= Ripidium Bernh.; J. Bot. [Schrader] 1800(2): 127 (1801)
species :
Schizaea bifida Willd.; Abh. Kurfürstl.-Mainz. Akad. Nützl. Wiss. Erfurt 2(5): 30 (1802)
Name: Forked Comb fern
Distribution: Australia (Australian Capital Territory, SE-South Australia, E-Queensland, S-Victoria, E-Tasmania, New South Wales); New Zealand (North Isl., N-South Isl.); New Caledonia
50 AUS 51 NZL 60 NWC
Synonyms: hidden
= Acrostichum bifidum (Willd.) Poir.; Encycl. [J.Lamarck et al.] Suppl. 1: 126 (1810)
= Schizaea asperula Wakef.; Vict. Naturalist 59: 89 (1942)
species :
Schizaea dichotoma (L.) Sm.; Mem. Acad. Sci. Turin 5: 422 (1793)
Name: Fan fern
Distribution: China (Hainan); Ryukyu Isl.; Taiwan; India (Kerala); +Bangladesh; Andaman Isl.; Nicobar Isl.; Myanmar; Thailand; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia (widespread); Singapore; Sumatra (incl. Lingga Arch.); Borneo (Mt. Kinabalu, Sabah, Sarawak, Kalimantan); Brunei; Sulawesi; Philippines; Moluccas (Seram); New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea); Bismarck Arch. (Admiralty Isl.); Solomon Isl. (Bougainville, Choiseul, Guadalcanal, Santa Ysabel, Kolombangara, Makira, Malaita, Rennell, San Jorge, Tulagi, New Georgia, Nggatokae, Ranongga, Vangunu, Vella Lavella, Rendova, Tetepare); Australia (N-Western Australia, N-Northern Territory, E-Queensland, E-New South Wales); New Zealand (North Isl.); Kermadec Isl.; New Caledonia; Santa Cruz Isl.; Vanuatu; Rotuma Isl.; Tonga (Late Isl., Tongatapu, ´Eua, Kao, Vava´u); Niue; Fiji (Viti Levu, Vanua Levu, Gau, Kadavu, Ovalau, Taveuni, Waya); Wallis & Futuna (Futuna Isl., Alofi, ´Uvea); American Samoa (Tutuila, Ofu, Olosega, Ta´u); [Western] Samoa (Aleipata Isl., ´Upolu, Savai´i); Cook Isl. (Rarotonga); Marquesas Isl. (Nuku Hiva, Ua Pou, Hiva Oa, Fatu Hiva); Society Isl. (Tahiti, Moorea); Palau (Babeldaob, Ngarakabesang, Malakal); Guam; Fed. States of Micronesia (Yap)
36 CHI 38 NNS TAI 40 BAN IND 41 AND MYA NCB THA VIE 42 BOR BRN MLY MOL NWG PHI SNG SUL SUM 43 BIS SOL 50 AUS 51 KER NZL 60 ASA FIJ NUE NWC ROT SAM SCZ TON VAN WAL 61 COO MRQ SCI 62 GUM MIC PLU
Remarks: S. biroi is sometimes considered as separate species
Conservation Status: IUCN EN for India (Fraser-Jenkins 2012). Endangered (Singapore)
Synonyms: hidden
= Acrostichum dichotomum L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 2: 1106 (1753)
= Lophidium dichotomum (L.) Maxon; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 36: 170 (1923)
= Osmunda dichotoma (L.) Spreng.; J. Bot. [Schrader] 1799(2): 268 (1799)
= Ripidium dichotomum (L.) Bernh.; J. Bot. [Schrader] 1800(2): 127, t. 2, f. 3 (1801)
= Schizaea biroi Richter; Math. Termeszettud. Értes. 29: 1074 (1915)
= Schizaea copelandica Richter; Math. Termeszettud. Értes. 29: 1074 (1915)
= Schizaea cristata Willd.; Sp. Pl., ed. 4 [Willdenow] 5(1): 88 (1810)
= Schizaea dichotoma var. forsteri (Spreng.) Domin; Biblioth. Bot. 20(85): 207 (1915)
= Schizaea forsteri Spreng.; Anleit. Kenntn. Gew. 3: 57 (1804)
= Schizaea kikuzatonis M.Ogata; J. Jap. Bot. 11: 36, f. 6 (1935)
variant :
var. sellingii Fosberg; Amer. Fern J. 40(1): 144 (1950)
Distribution: Palau (Koror); Guam; Fed. States of Micronesia (Pohnpei, Kosrae)
62 GUM MIC PLU
species :
Schizaea elegans (Vahl) Sw.; J. Bot. [Schrader] 1800(2): 103 (1801)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Veracruz, Oaxaca, Puebla, Tabasco); Guatemala; Belize; Honduras; Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Panama; Jamaica; Trinidad; Colombia (Amazonas, Antioquia, Bolívar, Caquetá, Casanare, Cauca, Cesar, Chocó, Córdoba, Guainía, Guaviare, Magdalena, Meta, Nariño, Norte de Santander, Putumayo, Santander, Tolima, Valle); Venezuela (Amazonas, Apure, Aragua, Barinas, Bolívar, Carabobo, Merida, Miranda, Nueva Esparta, Portuguesa, Sucre, Tachira, Trujillo, Zulia); Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana; Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia (Beni, La Paz, Santa Cruz); Brazil (Acre, Alagoas, Amazonas, Bahia, Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Pará, Pernambuco, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, Rondônia, Roraima, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Sergipe, Tocantins); Paraguay (Canindeyú)
79 MEX 80 BLZ COS GUA HON NIC PAN 81 JAM TRT 82 CLM FRG GUY SUR VEN 83 BOL ECU PER 84 BRA 85 PAR
Synonyms: hidden
= Acrostichum elegans Vahl; Symb. Bot. [Vahl] 2: 104, t. 50 (1791)
= Lophidium elegans (Vahl) C.Presl; Suppl. Tent. Pterid. 77 (1845)
= Lophidium flabellum (Mart.) C.Presl; Suppl. Tent. Pterid. 77 (1845)
= Lophidium latifolium Rich.; Actes Soc. Hist. Nat. Paris 1: 114 (1792)
= Lophidium pacificans (Mart.) C.Presl; Suppl. Tent. Pterid. 77 (1845)
= Lophidium spectabile (Mart.) C.Presl; Suppl. Tent. Pterid. 76 (1845)
= Schizaea amazonica (Christ) M.Takeuchi; Bol. Mus. Paraense Emilio Goeldi, N.S., Bot. 5: 13 (1960)
= Schizaea attenuata Beyr. ex J.W.Sturm; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 1(2): 184 (1859)
= Schizaea elegans var. amazonica Christ; Hedwigia 44: 370 (1905)
= Schizaea elegans var. attenuata (Beyr.) M.Takeuchi; Bol. Mus. Paraense Emilio Goeldi, N.S., Bot. 5: 14 (1960)
= Schizaea elegans var. flabellum (Mart.) Baker; Syn. Fil. [W.J.Hooker & Baker] 430 (1868)
= Schizaea elegans var. flabellum (Mart.) Prantl; Unters. Morph. Gefäßkrypt. 2: 140 (1881), isonym
= Schizaea elegans var. latifolia Hook.; Gard. Ferns, t. 34 (1861)
= Schizaea flabellum Mart.; Icon. Pl. Crypt. 115, t. 55 (1834)
= Schizaea pacificans Mart.; Icon. Pl. Crypt. 116, t. 56, f. 1 (1834)
= Schizaea spectabilis Mart.; Icon. Pl. Crypt. 117 (1834)
species :
Schizaea erecta Amoroso & Coritico; Phytotaxa 618(3): 267 (2023)
Distribution: Philippines (Dinagat)
42 PHI
species :
Schizaea fluminensis Miers ex J.W.Sturm; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 1(2): 184 (1859)
Distribution: Cuba; Jamaica; Puerto Rico; Grenada; Colombia (Amazonas, Caquetá); Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar, Falcon); Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana; Peru; Bolivia (La Paz); Brazil (Amapá, Amazonas, Bahia, Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso, Pará, Paraná, Santa Catarina, São Paulo)
81 CUB GRE JAM PUE 82 CLM FRG GUY SUR VEN 83 BOL PER 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Lophidium fluminense (Miers ex J.W.Sturm) Underw.; N. Amer. Fl. [Britton et al., eds.] 16: 38 (1909)
species :
Schizaea incurvata Schkuhr; Deutschl. Krypt. Gew. 1: 138 (1809)
Distribution: Colombia (Amazonas, Caquetá, Guainía, Vaupés, Vichada); Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar); Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana; Peru; Brazil (Amapa, Amazonas, Maranhão, Pará, Rondônia)
82 CLM FRG GUY SUR VEN 83 PER 84 BRA
species :
Schizaea medusa L.Y.Kuo, B.F.Ke, F.W.Li & Rouhan; Frontiers Pl. Sci. (Online journal) 13-885501: 6 (2022)
Distribution: Tanzania; Madagascar; Comores; Mauritius; La Réunion
25 TAN 29 COM MAU MDG REU
Remarks: formerly treated under S. dichotoma
species :
Schizaea montis-petrae Brade; Bradea 1: 289 (1972)
Distribution: Brazil (São Paulo)
84 BRA
Remarks: status unconfirmed
species :
Schizaea pectinata (L.) Sw.; J. Bot. [Schrader] 1800(2): 102 (1801)
Distribution: Tanzania; Malawi; E-Zimbabwe; Mozambique; South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal, W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.); Lesotho; Eswatini [Swaziland]; Madagascar
25 TAN 26 MLW MOZ ZIM 27 LES SAF SWZ 29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Acrostichum pectinatum L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 2: 1068 (1763)
species :
Schizaea poeppigiana J.W.Sturm; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 1(2): 181 (1859)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas); Belize; Honduras; Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Panama; Bahamas; Cuba; Jamaica; Hispaniola (Dominican Republic); Puerto Rico; Colombia (Antioquia, Santander, Vaupés, Tolima); Venezuela (Amazonas, Aragua, Bolívar, Venezuela Distrito Federal, Miranda, Zulia); Guyana; Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia (Santa Cruz); Brazil (Amazonas, Brasilia Distrito Federal, Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais)
79 MEX 80 BLZ COS HON NIC PAN 81 BAH CUB HIS JAM PUE 82 CLM GUY VEN 83 BOL ECU PER 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Lophidium poeppigianum (J.W.Sturm) Underw.; N. Amer. Fl. [Britton et al., eds.] 16: 38 (1909)
= Schizaea dichotoma Kunze; Linnaea 9: 19 (1834), nom. illeg.
= Schizaea occidentalis Griseb.; Cat. Pl. Cub. [Grisebach] 273 (1866)
species :
Schizaea pseudodichotoma Bierh.; Amer. J. Bot. 58: 634 (1971)
Distribution: New Caledonia
60 NWC
species :
Schizaea pusilla Pursh; Fl. Amer. Sept. [Pursh] 2: 657 (1814)
Name: Little curlygrass fern
Distribution: Canada (New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Quebec); St. Pierre et Miquelon; USA (Delaware, New Jersey, New York); Ecuador; Peru
72 CDN SPM 75 USA 78 USA 83 ECU PER
Remarks: belongs likely in its own genus fide Ke et al. 2022
Conservation Status: IUCN I
Synonyms: hidden
= Microschizaea pusilla (Pursh) C.F.Reed; Bol. Soc. Brot., Ser. 2, 21: 135 (1947)
= Schizaea filifolia La Pylaie; Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 4: 450 (1825)
= Schizaea tortuosa Muhl.; Cat. Pl. Amer. Sept.: 102 (1813), nom. nud.
species :
Schizaea rhacoindusiata Bierh.; Amer. J. Bot. 58: 638 (1971)
Distribution: New Caledonia
60 NWC
species :
Schizaea sprucei Hook. ex Baker; Hooker´s Icon. Pl. t. 1016 (1867)
Distribution: Colombia (Amazonas, Caquetá); Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar); Guyana; Brazil (Amazonas, Roraima)
82 CLM GUY VEN 84 BRA
species :
Schizaea stricta Lellinger; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 18: 8, f. 1 (1969)
Distribution: Colombia (Amazonas, Guainía, Vaupés); Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar); Guyana; Brazil (Amazonas, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Pará, Rondônia, Roraima)
82 CLM GUY VEN 84 BRA
species :
Schizaea ×diversispora Bierh.; Amer. J. Bot. 58: 638 (1971)
Distribution: New Caledonia
60 NWC
Remarks: Schizaea dichotoma x pseudodichotoma
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