Kingdom Plantae Scientific name Blechnaceae Rank Family | Division Embryophyta Higher classification Polypodiales Order Polypodiales | |
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Lower classifications Blechnum, Blechnum spicant, Woodwardia, Stenochlaena, Woodwardia fimbriata | ||
Blechnaceae is a family of 2 to 24 genera and between 240-260 species of ferns, with a cosmopolitan distribution, in the eupolypods II clade of the order Polypodiales, in the class Polypodiopsida.
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Most are ground dwelling, some are climbers, such as Stenochlaena. A characteristic feature of many species is that the young opening fronds are usually tinged with red.
Genera
The number of genera recognized within Blechnaceae vary greatly according to authors.
Phylogenic relationships
The following phylogram shows a likely relationship among Blechnaceae and the other families within eupolypods II, based on Lehtonen, 2011, and Rothfels & al., 2012.
References
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