Neolepisorus
Genus of ferns
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Neolepisorus is a genus of ferns in the family Polypodiaceae, subfamily Microsoroideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I).[2]
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| Neolepisorus fortunei in cultivation | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Suborder: | Polypodiineae |
| Family: | Polypodiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Microsoroideae |
| Genus: | Neolepisorus Ching[1] |
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Taxonomy
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]
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Species
As of February 2020[update], the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World recognized the following species:[1]
- Neolepisorus fortunei (T.Moore) Li Wang
- Neolepisorus pappei (Mett. ex Kuhn) Li Wang
- Neolepisorus zippelii (Blume) Li Wang
As of February 2020[update], Plants of the World Online did not accept the genus, sinking it into Neocheiropteris,[4] although placing some of its species in Microsorum.[5]