Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Pterophyta (Filicophyta)
Class: Pteridopsida (Filicopsida)
Order: Dryopteridales
Family: Dryopteridaceae

Genus: Phanerophlebia

The holly ferns

Phanerophlebia C. Presl, Tentamen Pteridographiae, 1836

Phanerophlebia was separated from Polystichum, and many people still include these species in that genus. These species have often also been included in another Polystichum segregate, Cyrtomium, but there are significant differences. Geographically, Cyrtomium species are Old World, while Phanerophlebia are New World.

The treatment of Phanerophlebia here follows that of Yatskievych in Annals of the Missouri Botanical Gardens 83:2, pp. 168-199, 1996.

    Species of Phanerophlebia:

  1. Phanerophlebia auriculata Underwood, 1899 (n=82): southwestern US and northern Mexico
  2. Phanerophlebia gastonyi Yatskievych, 1992 (n=41): southern Mexico
  3. Phanerophlebia haitiensis C. Christensen, 1937: Haiti, Central America
  4. Phanerophlebia juglandifolia J. Smith, 1841 (n=82): southern Mexico to Venezuela
  5. Phanerophlebia macrosora (Baker)Underwood, 1899 (n=41): southern Mexico to western Panama
  6. Phanerophlebia nobilis (Schlechtendal & Chamisso)C. Presl, 1836 (n=41): Mexico, except for northeast, and Guatemala
  7. Phanerophlebia pumila (M. Martens & Galleotti)Fee, 1852 (n=82): southern Mexico to Guatemala
  8. Phanerophlebia umbonata Underwood, 1899 (n=41): southwestern US and northern Mexico

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