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Alansmia

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Alansmia
A. laxa specimen at the Auckland Museum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Polypodiineae
Family: Polypodiaceae
Subfamily: Grammitidoideae
Genus: Alansmia
M.Kessler, Moguel, Sundue & Labiak[1]
Species

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Alansmia is a genus of ferns in the family Polypodiaceae, subfamily Grammitidoideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I).[2] The genus is mainly native to the Neotropics, with a few species in tropical Africa.[1]

Species

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As of April 2025, the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World accepted the following twenty-four species:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Hassler, Michael. "Alansmia". World Ferns. Retrieved 2025-04-20.
  2. ^ PPG I (2016). "A community-derived classification for extant lycophytes and ferns". Journal of Systematics and Evolution. 54 (6): 563–603. Bibcode:2016JSyEv..54..563.. doi:10.1111/jse.12229. S2CID 39980610.