Macrothelypteris Explained

Macrothelypteris is a genus of ferns in the family Thelypteridaceae, subfamily Phegopteridoideae, in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). The genus name means 'large Thelypteris'.

Species

, the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World and Plants of the World Online (POWO) listed the following species and one hybrid:

• Macrothelypteris banaensis (Tardieu & C.Chr.) Christenh.
• Macrothelypteris contingens Ching
• Macrothelypteris multiseta (Baker) Ching
• Macrothelypteris ogasawarensis (Nakai) Holttum
• Macrothelypteris oligophlebia (Baker) Ching – treated as a synonym of Macrothelypteris torresiana in POWO
• Macrothelypteris ornata (J.Sm.) Ching
• Macrothelypteris polypodioides (Hook.) Holttum
• Macrothelypteris rammelooi Pic.Serm.
• Macrothelypteris setigera (Blume) Ching
• Macrothelypteris × subviridifrons (Seriz.) Nakaike
• Macrothelypteris sumatrana (Holttum) Pic.Serm.
• Macrothelypteris torresiana (Gaudich.) Ching
• Macrothelypteris viridifrons (Tagawa) Ching