Helminthostachys
Genus of ferns
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Helminthostachys is a fern genus in the Ophioglossaceae (adder's tongue) family.[3] It is widespread throughout southeast Asia and Australia.
| Helminthostachys | |
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| Helminthostachys zeylanica | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Ophioglossales |
| Family: | Ophioglossaceae |
| Subfamily: | Helminthostachyoideae C.Presl |
| Genus: | Helminthostachys Kaulf. 1824 |
| Type species | |
| Helminthostachys dulcis Kaulfuss 1822 | |
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Taxonomy
The Smith et al. classification of 2006, based on molecular phylogeny, placed Helminthostachys in Ophioglossaceae.[4] Subsequent classifications have maintained this placement.[5][6][7] The PPG I classification assigns it as the sole member of the subfamily Helminthostachyoideae.[7]
