Family: Dryopteridaceae  Herter, nom. cons.

• fern family
• see Taxon 35:690. 1986; 37:439. 1988

Complete list of genera

List of genera formerly placed here

Check other databases for:

• Dryopteridaceae genera from Brummitt's Vascular Plant Families and Genera (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew)
  

References for family:

• Liu, H.-M. et al. 2007. Molecular phylogeny of the fern family Dryopteridaceae inferred from chloroplast rbcL and atpB genes. Int. J. Pl. Sci. 168:1311–1323. [supports a monophyletic family with the exclusion of Didymochlaena, Hypodematium, and Leucostegia].
  
• Smith, A. R. et al. 2006. A classification for extant ferns. Taxon 55:705–731.
  

More:

KBD: Kew Bibliographic Databases of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Note: Log on to KBD for better access.

Synonyms for family:

• Aspidiaceae A. B. Frank, nom. illeg.
• Bolbitidaceae Ching
• Elaphoglossaceae Pic. Serm.
• Peranemataceae Ching, nom. cons.

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

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