Polystichum
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Vernacular names of plants within the Genus Polystichum

fern
hollyfern
swordfern

Hierarchical position of the Genus Polystichum

   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
  
   Tribus  Polysticheae Tod.
pub. Syn. Pl. Acot. Vasc.: 33. Jan-Sep 1866.
  
   Genus  Polystichum Roth
pub. (1799)
common name: hollyfern
  

Named members of the Genus Polystichum

1
   Species  acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott
 
2
   Varietas  acrostichoides
common name: Christmas fern
3
   Varietas  lonchitoides Brooks
common name: Christmas fern
4
   Varietas  schweinitzii (Beck) Small
syn. Polystichum acrostichoides var. acrostichoides
5
   Species  adiantiforme (G. Forst.) J. Sm.
syn. Rumohra adiantiformis
6
   Species  alaskense Maxon
syn. Polystichum setigerum
7
   Species  aleuticum C. Christens.
common name: Aleutian holly fern
8
   Species  andersonii Hopkins
common name: Anderson's hollyfern
9
   Species  bonseyi W. H. Wagner & Hobdy
common name: Bonsey's hollyfern
10
   Species  braunii (Spenner) F�e
 
11
   Subspecies  alaskense (Maxon) Calder & Taylor
syn. Polystichum setigerum
12
   Varietas  alaskense (Maxon) Hult�n
syn. Polystichum setigerum
13
   Subspecies  andersonii (Hopkins) Calder & Taylor
syn. Polystichum andersonii
14
   Subspecies  purshii (Fern.) Calder & Taylor
syn. Polystichum braunii
15
   Varietas  purshii Fern.
syn. Polystichum braunii
16
   Species  calderonense Proctor
common name: Monte Guilarte hollyfern
17
   Species  californicum (D.C. Eat.) Diels
common name: California swordfern
18
   Species  dudleyi Maxon
common name: Dudley's swordfern
19
   Species  echinatum (Gmel.) C. Christens.
common name: rusty swordfern
20
   Species  falcatum (L. f.) Diels
syn. Cyrtomium falcatum
21
   Species  haleakalense Brack.
common name: island swordfern
22
   Species  hillebrandii Carruthers
common name: Hillebrand's hollyfern
23
   Species  imbricans (D.C. Eat.) D.H. Wagner
 
24
   Subspecies  curtum (Ewan) D.H. Wagner
common name: narrowleaf swordfern
25
   Subspecies  imbricans
common name: narrowleaf swordfern
26
   Species  kruckebergii W.H. Wagner
common name: Kruckeberg's hollyfern
27
   Species  lemmonii Underwood
common name: Lemmon's hollyfern
28
   Species  lonchitis (L.) Roth
common name: northern hollyfern
29
   Species  microchlamys (Christ) Matsumura
common name: attu hollyfern
30
   Species  mohrioides (Bory) K. Presl
 
31
   Varietas  lemmonii (Underwood) Fern.
syn. Polystichum lemmonii
32
   Varietas  scopulinum (D.C. Eat.) Fern.
syn. Polystichum scopulinum
33
   Species  munitum (Kaulfuss) K. Presl
common name: Christmas fern, sword fern
  
 
34
   Subspecies  curtum Ewan
syn. Polystichum imbricans ssp. curtum
35
   Subspecies  imbricans (D.C. Eat.) Munz
syn. Polystichum imbricans ssp. imbricans
36
   Varietas  imbricans (D.C. Eat.) Maxon
syn. Polystichum imbricans ssp. imbricans
37
   Varietas  incisoserratum (D.C. Eat.) Underwood
syn. Polystichum munitum
38
   Subspecies  nudatum (D.C. Eat.) Ewan
syn. Polystichum imbricans ssp. imbricans
39
   Species  platyphyllum (Willd.) K. Presl
common name: flatleaf hollyfern
40
   Species  polystichiforme (F�e) Maxon
common name: Antilles hollyfern
41
   Species  rhizophyllum (Sw.) K. Presl
common name: tailed hollyfern
42
   Species  scopulinum (D.C. Eat.) Maxon
common name: mountain hollyfern
43
   Species  setigerum (K. Presl) K. Presl
common name: Alaska hollyfern
44
   Species  triangulum auct. non (L.) F�e
syn. Polystichum echinatum
45
   Species  tsus-simense (Hook.) J. Sm.
common name: Tsussima hollyfern
46
   Species  x hagenahii Cody
47
   Species  x marginale (W.R. McColl) Cody
syn. Polystichum �hagenahii
48
   Species  x potteri Barrington

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

Additional information is available in the commercial version of The Compleat Botanica software for species with this symbol.

 

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

 

Last reviewed November 01, 2004   

 

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