Arthropteris

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Phylogeny & links to associated information

Wikipedia links:       Monilophytes > Polypodiales > Polypodiineae > Tectariaceae > Arthropteris

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Plant  information

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Etymology:   

• Arthropteris is from the Greek, meaning "jointed fern", referring to the joint at the base of the petiole

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Distribution:                  

• Native to Australia, Europe, Asia and Africa

Species:                     

• World:            12  to 21

• Australia:      

Additional notes:     

• Taxonomy

  • Arthropteris is a small genus of ferns in family Tectariaceae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I)

  • It was previously placed in the families Oleandraceae or Davalliaceae

  • The type species is Arthropteris tenell

• Species

• As of February 2020, the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World recognized the following species:

  • Arthropteris altescandens 

  • Arthropteris articulata 

  • Arthropteris beckleri 

  • Arthropteris boutoniana 

  • Arthropteris cameroonensis 

  • Arthropteris monocarpa 

  • Arthropteris neocaledonica 

  • Arthropteris orientalis 

  • Arthropteris palisotii

  • Arthropteris parallela

  • Arthropteris paucivenia

  • Arthropteris submarginalis 

  • Arthropteris tenella

Sources of information:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthropteris (2023)