A classification for extant ferns
2006/08/01 by Alan Р. Smith, Alan R. Smith, Kathleen M. Pryer +4 · 1,616 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Affinities #Biology #Botany #Clade #Evolutionary biology #Extant taxon #Fern and Epiphyte Biology #Monophyly #Phylogenetic tree #Plant Diversity and Evolution #Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions #Taxon #Zoology
paper · doi:10.2307/25065646
published in Taxon 55(3), 705-731 (Wiley)
openalex publication_date 2006/08/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/06
Abstract
Abstract We present a revised classification for extant ferns, with emphasis on ordinal and familial ranks, and a synopsis of included genera. Our classification reflects recently published phylogenetic hypotheses based on both morphological and molecular data. Within our new classification, we recognize four monophyletic classes, 11 monophyletic orders, and 37 families, 32 of which are strongly supported as monophyletic. One new family, Cibotiaceae Korall, is described. The phylogenetic affinities of a few genera in the order Polypodiales are unclear and their familial placements are therefore tentative. Alphabetical lists of accepted genera (including common synonyms), families, orders, and taxa of higher rank are provided.
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