Elaphoglossum
| Elaphoglossum | |
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| Elaphoglossum crassifolium growing on Maui in the Hawaiian Islands | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Suborder: | Polypodiineae |
| Family: | Dryopteridaceae |
| Subfamily: | Elaphoglossoideae |
| Genus: | Elaphoglossum Schott ex J.Sm.[1] |
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Elaphoglossum is a genus of ferns in the family Dryopteridaceae, subfamily Elaphoglossoideae, in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I).[3]
Taxonomy
Elaphoglossum was first described in 1841 by John Smith, who attributed the name to Heinrich Schott.[1] The name Elaphoglossum in botanical Latin means 'stag's tongue', in reference to the shape and texture of the leaf fronds.[4]
Species
The genus has a large number of species. The Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I) suggested there were about 600; Plants of the World Online and the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World both listed at least 730 as of January 2019. Species include:
- Elaphoglossum conforme (Sw.) J.Sm. (type species)
- Elaphoglossum pattersoniae Mickel
- Elaphoglossum peltatum (Sw.) Urban
- Elaphoglossum serpens Maxon & C.V.Morton
- Elaphoglossum tovii E.Brown
References
- ^ a b Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (January 2020), "Elaphoglossum", Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World, Version 8.20, archived from the original on 2017-09-02, retrieved 2020-01-30
- ^ "Elaphoglossum Schott ex J.Sm.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2020-01-30
- ^ 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
- ^ Gledhill D. 1996. The Names of Plants. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0521366755
