Grypothrix

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Grypothrix
Illustration of Grypothrix cuspidata (as Meniscium cuspidatum)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Aspleniineae
Family: Thelypteridaceae
Genus: Grypothrix
(Holttum) S.E.Fawc. & A.R.Sm.[1]
Species

See text.

Grypothrix is a small genus of ferns in the family Thelypteridaceae.[1]

Taxonomy[edit]

Grypothrix was previously sunk into Pronephrium but was restored as a full genus as a result of a phylogenetic study of the family Thelypteridaceae.[2][3]

Species[edit]

As of June 2022, World Ferns accepted the following species:[1]

Hybrid

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Hassler, Michael (2004–2022), "Grypothrix", World Ferns: Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World, retrieved 2022-06-04
  2. ^ Fawcett, Susan; Smith, Alan R.; Sundue, Michael; Burleigh, J. Gordon; Sessa, Emily B.; Kuo, Li-Yaung; Chen, Cheng-Wei; Testo, Weston L.; Kessler, Michael & Barrington, David S. (2021), "A Global Phylogenomic Study of the Thelypteridaceae" (PDF), Systematic Botany, 46 (4): 891–915, doi:10.1600/036364421X16370109698650, S2CID 245512861, retrieved 2022-06-04
  3. ^ Fawcett, S. & Smith, A.R. (2021), A Generic Classification of the Thelypteridaceae, Sida, Botanical Miscellany 59, Fort Worth: Botanical Research Institute of Texas Press