Elaphoglossum

Elaphoglossum
	Elaphoglossum crassifolium growing on Maui in the Hawaiian Islands
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Division:	Polypodiophyta
Class:	Polypodiopsida
Order:	Polypodiales
Suborder:	Polypodiineae
Family:	Dryopteridaceae
Subfamily:	Elaphoglossoideae
Genus:	Elaphoglossum; Schott ex J.Sm.
Species
	See text.
Synonyms
	Aconiopteris C.Presl ; Dictyoglossum J.Sm. ; Hymenodium Fée ; Microstaphyla C.Presl ; Peltapteris Link ; Rhipidopteris Schott ;

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^[update]. 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

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[CFLW-1] 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

[POWO_331110-2-2] "Elaphoglossum Schott ex J.Sm.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2020-01-30

[PPGI-3] 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

[4] Gledhill D. 1996. The Names of Plants. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0521366755

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