Struthiopteris
TaxonStruthiopteris
AuthorityScop.[1]
Subdivision ranksSpecies
SubdivisionSee text

Struthiopteris is a genus of ferns belonging to the family Blechnaceae, subfamily Blechnoideae.[1]

Species

In the circumscription used in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I), the genus contains five species.[1][2] The Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World places three of these species in the genus Spicantopsis.[3]

References

  1. ^ PPG I (2016), "A community-derived classification for extant lycophytes and ferns", Journal of Systematics and Evolution. 54 (6): 563–603, doi:10.1111/jse.12229. S2CID 39980610
  2. ^ Gasper, André Luís De; Dittrich, Vinícius Antonio De Oliveira; Smith, Alan Reid; & Salino, Alexandre (2016-09-21), "A classification for Blechnaceae (Polypodiales: Polypodiopsida): New genera, resurrected names, and combinations", Phytotaxa. 275 (3): 191–227, doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.275.3.1. ISSN 1179-3163, retrieved 2019-08-11
  3. ^ Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (November 2019), "Spicantopsis", "Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World", 8.11, retrieved 2019-12-23