Glaphyropteridopsis Explained

Glaphyropteridopsis is a genus of ferns in the subfamily Thelypteridoideae, family Thelypteridaceae, order Polypodiales. It is recognized in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I); in other approaches, it may be merged with Thelypteris.^[1]

Uses

Glaphyropteridopsis erubescens is traditionally used in the production of kinema^[2] and fermented cakes called marcha. It is applied to scorpion bites in Nigeria. It is mixed with rice water and drunk as a diarrhea remedy in India.^[3]

Species

According to World Ferns, which uses the PPG I framework:^[4]

• Glaphyropteridopsis emeiensis Y.X.Lin; Fl. Reipubl. Popul. Sin. 4(1): 324 (1999)
• Glaphyropteridopsis eriocarpa Ching; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 8: 321 (1963)
• Glaphyropteridopsis erubescens (Wall. ex Hook.) Ching; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 8: 320 (1963)
  • Wide distribution.
• Glaphyropteridopsis glabrata Ching & W.M.Chu ex Y.X.Lin; Fl. Reipubl. Popul. Sin. 4(1): 325 (1999)
• Glaphyropteridopsis mollis Ching & Y.X.Lin; Fl. Reipubl. Popul. Sin. 4(1): 324 (1999)
• Glaphyropteridopsis jinfushanensis Ching ex Y.X.Lin; Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. 4(1): 134–135, t. 25, f. 5-7(1999)
• Glaphyropteridopsis pallida Ching & W.M.Chu; Fl. Reipubl. Popul. Sin. 4(1): 325 (1999)
• Glaphyropteridopsis rufostraminea (Christ) Ching; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 8: 321 (1963)
• Glaphyropteridopsis sichuanensis Y.X.Lin; Fl. Reipubl. Popul. Sin. 4(1): 324 (1999)
• Glaphyropteridopsis splendens Ching; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 8: 322 (1963)
• Glaphyropteridopsis villosa Ching & W.M.Chu; Fl. Reipubl. Popul. Sin. 4(1): 325 (1999)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Glaphyropteridopsis erubescens (Wall. ex Hook.) Ching Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . en.
2. Tamang . Jyoti Prakash . Naturally fermented ethnic soybean foods of India . Journal of Ethnic Foods . March 2015 . 2 . 1 . 8–17 . 10.1016/j.jef.2015.02.003 . free .
3. Kaur Aulakh . Mandeep . Saggoo . Manjit Inder Singh . An adverse effect of meiotic abnormalities on spore fitness in medicinal fern Glaphyropteridopsis erubescens (Wall. ex Hook.) Ching . Caryologia. International Journal of Cytology . 16 April 2021 . Cytosystematics and Cytogenetics . Vol. 73 No. 3 (2020) . 10.13128/caryologia-252.
4. Web site: World Plants: Ferns and Lycophytes List . www.worldplants.de.