Biology:Schizaeaceae
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| Schizaea cf. bifida from Waratah Track, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, Australia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Schizaeales |
| Family: | Schizaeaceae Kaulf. |
| Genera[1] | |
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Schizaeaceae is a family of ferns in the order Schizaeales. In the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I), it includes only two genera.[1] Alternatively, two families kept separate in PPG I, Lygodiaceae and Anemiaceae, may be included in Schizaeaceae (as the subfamilies Lygodioideae and Anemioideae)[2] so that the family has four genera.[3][4] In this approach, the Schizaeaceae of PPG I is treated as the subfamily Schizaeoideae.[2]
Species are mainly distributed in the tropics, but several are found in temperate regions in North America, South Africa, Australasia and Northeast Asia.[5][6] The sporangia are borne on specialised pinnae, distinct from ordinary vegetative pinnae. The pinnae form small comb-like, pinnate structures on which the sporangia are formed.[citation needed]
Genera
In the narrow circumscription of the family, there are two genera:[1]
- Actinostachys Wall
- Schizaea Sm.
Two further genera are included in the broader circumscription:[3]
- Anemia Sm. – otherwise placed in the monotypic family Anemiaceae
- Lygodium Sw. – otherwise placed in the monotypic family Lygodiaceae
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Christenhusz, Maarten J.M.; Chase, Mark W. (2014). "Trends and concepts in fern classification". Annals of Botany 113 (9): 571–594. doi:10.1093/aob/mct299. PMID 24532607.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Schizaeaceae Kaulf.". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:17008250-1.
- ↑ Christenhusz, M. J. M.; Byng, J. W. (2016). "The number of known plants species in the world and its annual increase". Phytotaxa (Magnolia Press) 261 (3): 201–217. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.261.3.1. http://biotaxa.org/Phytotaxa/article/download/phytotaxa.261.3.1/20598.
- ↑ "Actinostachys Wall". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:17008250-1.
- ↑ "Schizaea Sm.". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:331115-2.
Wikidata ☰ Q7431556 entry
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