Triplophyllum Explained

Triplophyllum is a genus of ferns in the family Tectariaceae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I).

Taxonomy

The genus Triplophyllum was erected by Richard Eric Holttum in 1986. The type species is Triplophyllum protensum, transferred from Aspidium protensum.

A 2016 molecular phylogenetic showed Triplophyllum to be in a clade containing Tectaria, sister to Hypoderris.

Species

, the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World recognized the following species:

• Triplophyllum angustifolium Holttum
• Triplophyllum attenuatum (Pic.Serm.) Pic.Serm.
• Triplophyllum batesii Holttum
• Triplophyllum boliviense J.Prado & R.C.Moran
• Triplophyllum buchholzii (Kuhn) Holttum
• Triplophyllum chocoense J.Prado & R.C.Moran
• Triplophyllum crassifolium Holttum
• Triplophyllum dicksonioides (Fée) Holttum
• Triplophyllum dimidiatum (Mett. ex Kuhn) Holttum
• Triplophyllum fraternum (Mett.) Holttum
• Triplophyllum funestum (Kunze) Holttum
• Triplophyllum gabonense Holttum
• Triplophyllum glabrum J.Prado & R.C.Moran
• Triplophyllum heudelotii Pic.Serm.
• Triplophyllum hirsutum (Holttum) J.Prado & R.C.Moran
• Triplophyllum jenseniae (C.Chr.) Holttum
• Triplophyllum pentagonum (Bonap.) Holttum
• Triplophyllum perpilosum (Holttum) J.Prado & R.C.Moran
• Triplophyllum pilosissimum (J.Sm. ex T.Moore) Holttum
• Triplophyllum principis Holttum
• Triplophyllum protensum (Afzel. ex Sw.) Holttum
• Triplophyllum subquinquefidum (P.Beauv.) Pic.Serm.
• Triplophyllum securidiforme (Hook.) Holttum
• Triplophyllum speciosum (Mett. ex Kuhn) Holttum
• Triplophyllum troupinii (Pic.Serm.) Holttum
• Triplophyllum varians (T.Moore) Holttum
• Triplophyllum vogelii (Hook.) Holttum