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Vernacular names of plants within the Family Ophioglossaceae

Hierarchical position of the Family Ophioglossaceae

Regnum  Plantae common name: The plant kingdom       Divisio  Polypodiophyta Cronquist syn. Filicinophyta pub. Takht. & Zimmerm., Taxon 15: 133. Apr 1966. common name: ferns       Subdivisio  Polypodiophytina Reveal pub. Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996.       Classis  Ophioglossopsida Thom� pub. 1874       Subclassis  Ophioglossidae Takht. ex Reveal pub. Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996. common name: eusporangiate ferns       Ordo  Ophioglossales Newman pub. Hist. Brit. Ferns: 6, 15. 1840. common name: moonwort       Familia  Ophioglossaceae (R. Br.) C. Agardh pub. Aphor. Bot. (8): 113. 19 Jun 1822. common name: Grape-ferns

Named members of the Family Ophioglossaceae

1	Subfamilia  Botrychioideae C. Presl pub. Suppl. Tent. Pterid.: 42. late 1845.
	2    Tribus  Botrychieae (C. Presl) Bommer pub. Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belg. 5: 560. Jan-Oct 1867.   3    Genus  Botrychium Sw. pub. (1801) common name: grapefern
4	Genus  Botryopteris C.Presl syn. Helminthostachys Kaulf.
5	Genus  Botrypus Michx. syn. Botrychium Sw.
6	Genus  Cheiroglossa C.Presl syn. Ophioglossum L. common name: cheiroglossa fern
7	Genus  Filix S�g. pub. (1754)
8	Subfamilia  Helminthostachyoideae C. Presl pub. Suppl. Tent. Pterid.: 58. late 1845.
	9    Tribus  Helminthostachyeae (C. Presl) Bommer pub. Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belg. 5: 560. Jan-Oct 1867.   10    Genus  Helminthostachys Kaulf. pub. (1824) common name: helminthostachys
11	Genus  Japanobotrychium Masam. syn. Botrychium Sw.
12	Genus  Lunularia Batsch syn. Botrychium Sw.
13	Subtribus  Nephrodiinae Payer pub. Bot. Crypt.: 198. 1850.
	14    Genus  Nephrodium Michx. pub. (1803)
15	Genus  Ophiala Desv. syn. Helminthostachys Kaulf.
16	Genus  Ophioderma (Blume) Endl. syn. Ophioglossum L.
17	Subfamilia  Ophioglossoideae A. Gray pub. Man. Bot.: 622. 10 Feb 1848.
	18    Tribus  Ophioglosseae Hook. ex Duby pub. Bot. Gall. 1: 536. 12-14 Apr 1828.   19    Genus  Ophioglossum L. pub. (1753) common name: adder's tongue
20	Genus  Osmundopteris (J.Milde) Small syn. Botrychium Sw.
21	Tribus  Polysticheae Tod. pub. Syn. Pl. Acot. Vasc.: 33. Jan-Sep 1866.
	22    Genus  Polystichum Roth pub. (1799) common name: hollyfern
23	Genus  Rhizoglossum C.Presl syn. Ophioglossum L.
24	Genus  Sceptridium Lyon syn. Botrychium Sw.

Individual specimen entries are published in the sample database supplied with The Compleat Botanica for species or varieties of this supra-generic taxon.

For a description of the methodology followed in establishing this hierarchy see the note Nomenclature used in The Compleat Botanica.

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