Neolepisorus is a genus of ferns in the family Polypodiaceae, subfamily Microsoroideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I).[2]

Neolepisorus
Neolepisorus fortunei in cultivation
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Polypodiineae
Family: Polypodiaceae
Subfamily: Microsoroideae
Genus: Neolepisorus
Ching[1]
Species

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Synonyms[1]

    Taxonomy

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    Neolepisorus was first described by Ren-Chang Ching in 1940.[1] A molecular phylogenetic study in 2019 suggested that Neolepisorus was one of a group of closely related genera in the subfamily Microsoroideae, a group the authors termed "Lepisorus sensu lato". It species were embedded in a clade in which none of the genera appeared to be monophyletic:[3]

    Lepisorus s.l.

    Lepisorus s.s.

    Paragramma (as Lepisorus longifolius)

    Species

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    As of February 2020, the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World recognized the following species:[1]

    As of February 2020, Plants of the World Online did not accept the genus, sinking it into Neocheiropteris,[4] although placing some of its species in Microsorum.[5]

    References

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    1. ^ a b c d Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (January 2020), "Neolepisorus", Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World, Version 8.20, retrieved 2020-02-10
    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, S2CID 39980610
    3. ^ Testo, Weston L.; Field, Ashley R.; Sessa, Emily B. & Sundue, Michael (2019), "Phylogenetic and Morphological Analyses Support the Resurrection of Dendroconche and the Recognition of Two New Genera in Polypodiaceae Subfamily Microsoroideae" (PDF), Systematic Botany, 44 (4): 737–752, doi:10.1600/036364419X15650157948607, S2CID 208176686, retrieved 2020-02-11
    4. ^ "Neolepisorus Ching", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2020-02-10
    5. ^ "Neolepisorus pappei (Mett.) Li Wang", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2020-02-14