Kingdom Plantae Class Pteridopsida Order Polypodiales | Division Pteridophyta Rank Genus | |
Family Saccolomataceae
Doweld & Reveal 2008 Similar Saccoloma, Cystodium sorbifolium, Polypodiales, Blotiella, Phanerosorus | ||
Orthiopteris is a fern genus in family Saccolomataceae. Further phylogenetic studies need to be made to determine whether Orthiopteris and Saccoloma (the only other Saccolomataceae species) should be considered separate genera.
References
Orthiopteris Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA