Microlepia

Microlepia
Microlepia strigosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Dennstaedtiaceae
Genus: Microlepia
C.Presl
Type species
Microlepia polypodioides
(Sw.) C.Presl[1][2]

Microlepia is a genus of ferns in the family Dennstaedtiaceae described as a genus in 1836.[3][2] Most of the species are native to Asia, with many endemic to China, although a few species occur also in Australia, Africa, the West Indies, Latin America, and various oceanic islands.[2][4][5]

Species[6]
  1. ^ lectotype designated by J. Smith, Hist. Filicum 260 (1875).
  2. ^ a b c d Tropicos, Microlepia C. Presl
  3. ^ Presl, Carl Bořivoj. 1836. Tentamen Pteridographiae 124–125, pl. 4, f. 21–23
  4. ^ Flora of China Vol. 2-3 Page 158 鳞盖蕨属 lin gai jue shu Microlepia C. Presl
  5. ^ Smith, A. R., K. M. Pryer, E. Schuettpelz, P. Korall, H. Schneider & P. Wolff. 2006. A classification for extant ferns. Taxon 55(3): 705–731
  6. ^ The Plant List, search for Microlepia