Pteridaceae
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Vernacular names of plants within the Family Pteridaceae

brake
leatherfern

Hierarchical position of the Family Pteridaceae

   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  Polypodiopsida Cronquist
pub. Takht. & Zimmerm., Taxon 15: 133. Apr 1966.
  
   Subclassis  Polypodiidae Cronquist
pub. Takht. & Zimmerm., Taxon 15: 133. Apr 1966.
  
   Ordo  Parkeriales A.B. Frank in Leunis
pub. Syn. Pflanzenk., ed. 2, 3: 1453. 1877.
  
   Familia  Pteridaceae E.D.M. Kirchn.
pub. Schul-Bot.: 109. 1831.
common name: brake fern, maidenhair fern
  

Named members of the Family Pteridaceae

1
   Subfamilia  Acrostichoideae Link
pub. Fil. Sp.: 147. 3-10 Sep 1841.
 
2
   Tribus  Acrosticheae C. Presl
pub. Abh. K�nigl. B�hm. Ges. Wiss., ser. 4, 5: 228. ante 2 Dec 18
 
3
   Subtribus  Acrostichinae Payer
pub. Bot. Crypt.: 197. 1850.
 
4
   Genus  Acrostichum L.
pub. (1753)
common name: leatherfern
5
   Genus  Afropteris Alston
6
   Genus  Anopteris Prantl ex Diels
7
   Genus  Aropteris Alston
syn. Afropteris Alston
8
   Genus  Campteria C.Presl
syn. Pteris L.
9
   Genus  Chrysodium Fee
syn. Acrostichum L.
10
   Genus  Copelandiopteris B.C.Stone
syn. Pteris L.
11
   Genus  Hemipteris Rosenst.
syn. Pteris L.
12
   Genus  Heterophlebium Fee
syn. Pteris L.
13
   Genus  Idiopteris T.G.Walker
syn. Pteris L.
14
   Genus  Lathyropteris H.Christ
syn. Pteris L.
15
   Genus  Lemapteris Raf.
syn. Pteris L.
16
   Genus  Litobrochia C.Presl
syn. Pteris L.
17
   Genus  Monogonia C.Presl
syn. Pteris L.
18
   Genus  Nevrocallis Fee
19
   Genus  Ochropteris J.Sm.
20
   Genus  Peripteris Raf.
syn. Pteris L.
21
   Subfamilia  Pteridoideae Link
pub. Fil. Sp.: 48. 3-10 Sep 1841.
  
 
22
   Tribus  Pterideae J. Sm.
pub. J. Bot. (Hooker) 3: 403. Mai 1841.
  
 
23
   Subtribus  Pteridinae Payer
pub. Bot. Crypt.: 199. 1850.
  
 
24
   Genus  Pteris L.
pub. (1753)
common name: brake
  
25
   Genus  Pycnodoria C.Presl
syn. Pteris L.
26
   Genus  Schizostege W.F.Hillebr.
syn. Pteris L.
27
   Genus  Schizostegeopsis Copel.
syn. Pteris L.
28
   Genus  Thelipteris Adans.
syn. Pteris L.

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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