Cheiroglossa

Cheiroglossa is a genus of fern in the family Ophioglossaceae, subfamily Ophioglossoideae, with two species. Although recognized as a separate genus in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I),[1] other sources regard it as a synonym of the genus Ophioglossum.[2]

Cheiroglossa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Ophioglossales
Family: Ophioglossaceae
Subfamily: Ophioglossoideae
Genus: Cheiroglossa
C.Presl

Species

As of August 2019, the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World accepts two species:[3]

References

  1. PPG I (2016), "A community-derived classification for extant lycophytes and ferns", Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 54 (6): 563–603, doi:10.1111/jse.12229, S2CID 39980610
  2. "Cheiroglossa C.Presl", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2019-08-08
  3. Hassler, M. (November 2018), "Cheiroglossa", World Ferns: Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World, The Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, retrieved 2019-08-08


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