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Dryopteridaceae
Taxonomic Serial No.: 500057

Taxonomy and Nomenclature


	Kingdom:	Plantae
	Taxonomic Rank:	Family
	Synonym(s):	Aspidiaceae
	Common Name(s):	wood ferns [English]
		woodferns [English]

	Taxonomic Status:
	Current Standing:	accepted

	Data Quality Indicators:
	Record Credibility Rating:	verified - standards met
	Global Species Completeness:	partial
	Latest Record Review:	2014

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
	Family	Dryopteridaceae – wood ferns, woodferns
		Direct Children:
	Genus	Arachniodes Blume – hollyfern, East Indian holly fern
	Genus	Bolbitis Schott – creepingfern
	Genus	Ctenitis (C. Chr.) C. Chr. ex Tardieu & C. Chr. – lacefern, comb fern
	Genus	Cyrtomium C. Presl – netvein hollyfern, Asiatic holly fern
	Genus	Dryopteris Adans. – shieldfern, woodfern, wood fern, shield fern
	Genus	X Dryostichum W.H. Wagner
	Genus	Elaphoglossum Schott ex J. Sm. – tonguefern
	Genus	Lastreopsis Ching – shieldfern
	Genus	Lomagramma J. Sm.
	Genus	Maxonia C. Chr. – climbing wood fern
	Genus	Megalastrum Holttum
	Genus	Nothoperanema (Tagawa) Ching – island lacefern
	Genus	Olfersia Raddi – islandfern
	Genus	Peranema D. Don
	Genus	Phanerophlebia C. Presl – Mexican holly fern
	Genus	Polybotrya Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
	Genus	Polystichum Roth – Christmas fern, sword fern, hollyfern, holly fern
	Genus	Rumohra Raddi

References


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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:	Dryopteridaceae

	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:	Dryopteridaceae

	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:	Dryopteridaceae

	Publication(s):
	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Christenhusz, Maarten J. M., Xian-Chun Zhang, and Harald Schneider
	Publication Date:	2011
	Article/Chapter Title:	A linear sequence of extant families and genera of lycophytes and ferns
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Phytotaxa, vol. 19
	Page(s):	7-54
	Publisher:
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	ISBN/ISSN:	1179-3155
	Notes:	Available online at http://www.mapress.com/phytotaxa/content/2011/f/pt00019p054.pdf
	Reference for:	Dryopteridaceae

Geographic Information


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