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Nephrolepis Schott
Taxonomic Serial No.: 17601

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Taxonomy and Nomenclature


	Kingdom:	Plantae
	Taxonomic Rank:	Genus
	Synonym(s):
	Common Name(s):	swordfern [English]
		Boston fern [English]

	Taxonomic Status:
	Current Standing:	accepted

	Data Quality Indicators:
	Record Credibility Rating:	verified - standards met
	Global Species Completeness:	complete
	Latest Record Review:	2017

Taxonomic Hierarchy


	Kingdom	Plantae – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants
	Subkingdom	Viridiplantae – green plants
	Infrakingdom	Streptophyta – land plants
	Superdivision	Embryophyta
	Division	Tracheophyta – vascular plants, tracheophytes
	Subdivision	Polypodiophytina
	Class	Polypodiopsida – leptosporangiate ferns
	Subclass	Polypodiidae
	Order	Polypodiales
	Suborder	Polypodiineae
	Family	Nephrolepidaceae
	Genus	Nephrolepis Schott – swordfern, Boston fern
		Direct Children:
	Species	Nephrolepis abrupta (Bory) Mett.
	Species	Nephrolepis acutifolia (Desv.) Christ
	Species	Nephrolepis X averyi Nauman – Avery's swordfern
	Species	Nephrolepis biserrata (Sw.) Schott – giant swordfern
	Species	Nephrolepis brownii (Desv.) Hovenkamp & Miyam.
	Species	Nephrolepis X copelandii W.H. Wagner
	Species	Nephrolepis cordifolia (L.) C. Presl – Boston fern, sword fern, tuber ladder fern, narrow swordfern
	Species	Nephrolepis davalliae Alderw.
	Species	Nephrolepis davallioides (Sw.) Kunze
	Species	Nephrolepis dicksonioides H. Christ
	Species	Nephrolepis exaltata (L.) Schott – Boston swordfern
	Species	Nephrolepis falcata (Cav.) C. Chr. – fishtail swordfern
	Species	Nephrolepis falciformis J. Sm.
	Species	Nephrolepis X hippocrepicis Miyam.
	Species	Nephrolepis hirsutula (G. Forst.) C. Presl – scaly swordfern
	Species	Nephrolepis laurifolia (Christ) Proctor – laurel-leaf swordfern
	Species	Nephrolepis lauterbachii H. Christ
	Species	Nephrolepis X medlerae W.H. Wagner
	Species	Nephrolepis obliterata (R. Br.) J. Sm.
	Species	Nephrolepis pectinata (Willd.) Schott – basket fern, toothed sword fern
	Species	Nephrolepis pendula (Raddi) J. Sm.
	Species	Nephrolepis X pseudobiserrata Miyam.
	Species	Nephrolepis radicans (Burm. f.) Kuhn
	Species	Nephrolepis rivularis (Vahl) Mett. ex Krug – streamside swordfern
	Species	Nephrolepis undulata (Afzel. ex Sw.) J. Sm. – annual swordfern

References


	Expert(s):
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	Notes:
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	Other Source(s):
	Source:	Dryopteridaceae s.l. of North America Update, database (version 2011)
	Acquired:	2011
	Notes:	Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)
	Reference for:	Nephrolepis

	Source:	NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)
	Acquired:	1996
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Nephrolepis

	Source:	The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)
	Acquired:	1996
	Notes:	National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
	Reference for:	Nephrolepis

	Source:	The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)
	Acquired:	2000
	Notes:	National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
	Reference for:	Nephrolepis

	Publication(s):
	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Hovenkamp, P. H., and F. Miyamoto
	Publication Date:	2005
	Article/Chapter Title:	A conspectus of the native and naturalized species of Nephrolepis (Nephrolepidaceae) in the world
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Blumea, vol. 50
	Page(s):	279-322
	Publisher:
	Publication Place:
	ISBN/ISSN:	0006-5196
	Notes:	Available online at http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/nhn/blumea/2005/00000050/00000002/art00004
	Reference for:	Nephrolepis

	Author(s)/Editor(s):	The Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group
	Publication Date:	2016
	Article/Chapter Title:	A community-derived classification for extant lycophytes and ferns
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Journal of Systematics and Evolution, vol. 54, no. 6
	Page(s):	563-603
	Publisher:
	Publication Place:
	ISBN/ISSN:	1759-6831
	Notes:	doi: 10.1111/jse.12229
	Reference for:	Nephrolepis

Geographic Information


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Comments


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