Micropolypodium

Micropolypodium
Micropolypodium okuboi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Polypodiineae
Family: Polypodiaceae
Subfamily: Grammitidoideae
Genus:
Hayata[1]
Type species
Micropolypodium okuboi
(Yatabe) Hayata

Micropolypodium is a genus of ferns in the family Polypodiaceae, subfamily Grammitidoideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I).[1]

It is native to China, Japan, and the Philippines.

Species

Neotropical (the Americas) species formerly placed in the genus have been reclassified to Moranopteris.

Micropolypodium now contains the following three species according to the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World as of April 2025:[2]

  • Micropolypodium okuboi (Yatabe) Hayata
  • Micropolypodium pulogense (Copel.) A.R.Sm.
  • Micropolypodium sikkimense (Hieron.) X.C.Zhang

References

  1. ^ a b PPG I (2016). "A community-derived classification for extant lycophytes and ferns". Journal of Systematics and Evolution. 54 (6): 563–603. Bibcode:2016JSyEv..54..563.. doi:10.1111/jse.12229. S2CID 39980610.
  2. ^ Hassler, Michael. "Micropolypodium". World Ferns. Retrieved 2025-04-21.