Tapeinidium

Tapeinidium is a genus of ferns in the family Lindsaeaceae with about 19 species.[1] Species are native to south-eastern Asia, from Thailand to New Guinea, and into the western Pacific.[2] Tapeinidium pinnatum has been introduced into India.[3]

Tapeinidium
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Lindsaeaceae
Genus: Tapeinidium
(Presl) C.Chr.[1]
Species

See text.

Taxonomy

The group was first described by Carl Presl in 1851 as a subgenus, Microlepia subg. Tapeinidium. It was raised to the rank of genus by Carl Christensen in 1906.[4]

Species

As of December 2019, the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World recognized the following species:[1]

  • Tapeinidium acuminatum Kramer
  • Tapeinidium atratum Kramer
  • Tapeinidium biserratum (Blume) Alderw.
  • Tapeinidium buniifolium Kramer
  • Tapeinidium calomelanos Kramer
  • Tapeinidium carolinense Kramer
  • Tapeinidium denhamii (Hook.) C.Chr.
  • Tapeinidium gracile (Blume) Alderw.
  • Tapeinidium longipinnatum (Ces.) C.Chr.
  • Tapeinidium luzonicum (Hook.) Kramer
  • Tapeinidium melanesicum Kramer
  • Tapeinidium moluccanum (Blume) C.Chr.
  • Tapeinidium moorei (Hook.) Hieron.
  • Tapeinidium novoguineense Kramer
  • Tapeinidium obtusatum Alderw.
  • Tapeinidium oligophlebium (Baker) C.Chr.
  • Tapeinidium pinnatum (Cav.) C.Chr.
  • Tapeinidium prionoides Kramer
  • Tapeinidium stenocarpum Alderw.

References
  1. Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (November 2019), "Xyropteris", Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World, 8.11, retrieved 2019-12-18
  2. "Tapeinidium (Presl) C.Chr.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2019-12-18
  3. "Tapeinidium pinnatum (Cav.) C.Chr.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2019-12-18
  4. "Microlepia subg. Tapeinidium C. Presl", Tropicos, Missouri Botanical Garden, retrieved 2019-12-18


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