Terrestrial or epiphytic ferns. Rhizome erect or short-creeping, rarely long-creeping. Fronds monomorphic or rarely dimorphic, very variable in size; clathrate scales present on rhizomes and fronds, sometimes also hairs. Lamina simple to 5-pinnate; veins free or rarely anastomosing. Sori elongate along veins, away from lamina margins, protected by elongate indusia attached to the veins. Spores monolete, echinate, reticulate or costate-alate. source: ABRS Flora of Australia Online
| Accepted name | Source |
|---|---|
| Asplenium |
| Synonyms | Source |
|---|---|
| Chamaefilix Hill ex Farw. | |
| Published in: Hill, J. 1757, The British Herbal: an history of plants and trees, natives of Britain, cultivated for use, or raised for beauty 50 | |
| Caenopteris Bergius | |
| Published in: Bergius, B. 1786, Acta Academiae Scientiarum Imperialis Petropolitanae for 1782 | |
| Darea Juss. | |
| Published in: Jussieu, A.L. de 1789, Genera Plantarum | |
| Acropteris Link | |
| Published in: Link, J.H.F. 1833, Handbuch zur Erkennung der nutzbarsten und am häufigsten vorkommenden Gewachse 3 [ i ]-536 | |
| Neottopteris J.Sm. | |
| Published in: Smith, J. 1842, The Journal of Botany 4 | |
| Amesium Newman | |
| Published in: Newman, E. 1844, A History of British Ferns and Allied Plants Edn. 2. | |
| Tarachia C.Presl | |
| Published in: Presl, C.B [K.B.] 1851, Epimeliae Botanicae | |
| Thamnopteris (C.Presl) C.Presl | |
| Published in: Presl, C.B [K.B.] 1851, Epimeliae Botanicae | |
| Asplenium sect. Asplenidictyum Hook. | |
| Published in: Hooker, W.J. 1854, Icones Plantarum 10 | |
| Asplenidictyum (Hook.) J.Sm. | |
| Published in: Smith, J. 1875, Historia Filicum | |
| Eropodium Trevis. | |
| Published in: Trevisan de Saint-Leon, V.B.A. 1877, Atti del Reale Istituto Veneto di Scienze Lettere ed Arti 3 | |
| Hymenasplenium Hayata | |
| Published in: Hayata, B. 1927, Botanical Magazine (Tokyo) 41 | |
| Caenopteris Bergius | |
| Published in: Copeland, E.B. 1947, Genera Filicum | |
| Caenopteris Bergius | |
| Published in: Labillardiere, J.J.H. de 1807, Parts 25-26. Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen 2 | |
| Chamaefilix Hill ex Farw. | |
| Published in: Farwell, O.A. 1931, Fern Notes II. Ferns in the Herbarium of Parke, Davis & co. American Midland Naturalist 12(8) 233-311 | |
| Darea Juss. | |
| Published in: Smith, J.E. 1808, Daviesia. The Cyclopaedia 11 | |
| Neottopteris J.Sm. | |
| Published in: Smith, J. 1875, Historia Filicum | |
| Tarachia C.Presl | |
| Published in: Christensen, C.F.A. 1906, Index Filicum [i]-[ix], [xiii]-lix | |
| Thamnopteris (C.Presl) C.Presl | |
| Published in: Bailey, F.M. 1874, Handbook to the Ferns of Queensland | |
| Common name | Source |
|---|---|
| Spleenwort | |
| Spleenworts |
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