Alansmia Explained

Alansmia is a genus of ferns in the family Polypodiaceae, subfamily Grammitidoideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). The genus is mainly native to the Neotropics, with a few species in tropical Africa.

Species

, the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World accepted the following species and hybrids:

• Alansmia bradeana (Labiak) Moguel & M.Kessler
• Alansmia canescens (A.Rojas) Moguel & M.Kessler
• Alansmia concinna (A.R.Sm.) Moguel & M.Kessler
• Alansmia contacta (Copel.) Moguel & M.Kessler
• Alansmia cultrata (Bory ex Willd.) Moguel & M.Kessler
• Alansmia dependens (Baker) Moguel & M.Kessler
• Alansmia diaphana (Moguel & M.Kessler) Moguel & M.Kessler
• Alansmia elastica (Bory ex Willd.) Moguel & M.Kessler
• Alansmia esquiveliana (A.Rojas) A.Rojas
• Alansmia heteromorpha (Hook. & Grev.) Moguel & M.Kessler
• Alansmia immixta (Stolze) Moguel & M.Kessler
• Alansmia kirkii (Parris) Moguel & M.Kessler
• Alansmia lanigera (Desv.) Moguel & M.Kessler
• Alansmia laxa (C.Presl) Moguel & M.Kessler
• Alansmia longa (C.Chr.) Moguel & M.Kessler
• Alansmia monosora (Moguel & M.Kessler) Moguel & M.Kessler
• Alansmia reclinata (Brack.) Moguel & M.Kessler
• Alansmia semilunaris (Moguel & M.Kessler) Moguel & M.Kessler
• Alansmia senilis (Fée) Moguel & M.Kessler
• Alansmia smithii (A.Rojas) Moguel & M.Kessler
• Alansmia spathulata (A.R.Sm.) Moguel & M.Kessler
• Alansmia stella (Copel.) Moguel & M.Kessler
• Alansmia turrialbae (Christ) Moguel & M.Kessler
• Alansmia variabilis (Mett. ex Kuhn) Moguel & M.Kessler
• Alansmia xanthotrichia (Klotzsch) Moguel & M.Kessler