Rheopteris
Rheopteris is a genus of ferns in the subfamily Vittarioideae of the family Pteridaceae with a single species, Rheopteris cheesmaniae, in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I).[1][2] Other sources sink the genus into Monogramma,[3] a genus not recognized in PPG I.[1] The species is native to New Guinea.[2]
| Rheopteris | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Family: | Pteridaceae |
| Subfamily: | Vittarioideae |
| Genus: | Rheopteris Alston[1] |
| Species: | R. cheesmaniae |
| Binomial name | |
| Rheopteris cheesmaniae Alston[1] | |
References
- 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
- Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (November 2019), "Rheopteris", Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World, 8.11, retrieved 2019-12-30
- "Monogramma Comm. ex Schkuhr", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2019-12-30
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