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Rhachidosoraceae

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Order
  
Polypodiales

Higher classification
  
Polypodiales

Division
  
Pteridophyta

Scientific name
  
Rhachidosoraceae

Rank
  
Family

Similar
  
Cystopteridaceae, Polypodiales, Eupolypods II, Onocleaceae, Hypodematiaceae

Rhachidosoraceae is a family of ferns in the order Polypodiales. Its only genus is Rhachidosorus, which was described by Ren Chang Ching in 1964, with about 7 species in eastern and southeastern Asia, including Japan, the Philippines, and Sumatra.

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Species

The species of Rhachidosorus, all published, with the genus name, by Ching in Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica volume 9, number 1 include:

  • Rhachidosorus mesosorus (Makino) Ching 1964 (China, Japan, South Korea)
  • Rhachidosorus blotianus Ching 1964 (China, Vietnam)
  • Rhachidosorus chrysocarpus (Alderw.) Ching 1964
  • Rhachidosorus stramineus (Copel.) Ching 1964
  • Rhachidosorus pulcher (Tagawa) Ching 1964 (Taiwan, Yunnan)
  • Rhachidosorus consimilis Ching 1964 (Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan)
  • Rhachidosorus truncatus Ching 1964 (Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan)
  • Rhachidosorus subfragilis Ching 1964 (Yunnan)

    • Phylogenic relationships

    The following diagram for the eupolypods II, based on Lehtonen, 2011, and Rothfels & al., 2012, shows a likely phylogenic relationship between the Rhachidosoraceae and the other families of the eupolypods II clade.

    References

    Rhachidosoraceae Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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