Megalastrum

Megalastrum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Division:	Polypodiophyta
Class:	Polypodiopsida
Order:	Polypodiales
Suborder:	Polypodiineae
Family:	Dryopteridaceae
Subfamily:	Elaphoglossoideae
Genus:	Megalastrum; Holttum
Species
	See text.
Synonyms
	Ctenitis sect. Subincisae (C.Chr.) Tindale ; Dryopteris sect. Subincisae C.Chr. ;

Megalastrum is a genus of ferns in the family Dryopteridaceae, subfamily Elaphoglossoideae, in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I).^[2] The genus has around 100 species, mainly found in tropical America and Africa.^[1]

Taxonomy[edit]

The genus name Megalastrum was first published by Richard Holttum in 1987.^[1]

Species[edit]

As of January 2020^[update], Plants of the World Online recognized the following species:^[3]

Megalastrum abundans (Rosenst.) A.R.Sm. & R.C.Moran
Megalastrum acrosorum (Hieron.) A.R.Sm. & R.C.Moran
Megalastrum adenopteris (C.Chr.) A.R.Sm. & R.C.Moran
Megalastrum aequatoriense A.Rojas
Megalastrum albidum R.C.Moran, J.Prado & Labiak
Megalastrum alticola M.Kessler & A.R.Sm.
Megalastrum andicola (C.Chr.) A.R.Sm. & R.C.Moran
Megalastrum angustum R.C.Moran, J.Prado & Labiak
Megalastrum apicale R.C.Moran & J.Prado
Megalastrum aquilinum (Thouars) Sundue, Rouhan & R.C.Moran
Megalastrum aripense (C.Chr. & Maxon) A.R.Sm. & R.C.Moran
Megalastrum atrogriseum (C.Chr.) A.R.Sm. & R.C.Moran
Megalastrum aureisquama M.Kessler & A.R.Sm.
Megalastrum biseriale (Baker) A.R.Sm. & R.C.Moran
Megalastrum bolivianum M.Kessler & A.R.Sm.
Megalastrum brevipubens R.C.Moran, J.Prado & Labiak
Megalastrum canescens (Mett.) A.R.Sm. & R.C.Moran
Megalastrum caribaeum (Desv.) R.C.Moran, J.Prado & Labiak
Megalastrum ciliatum M.Kessler & A.R.Sm.
Megalastrum clathratum R.C.Moran, J.Prado & Sundue
Megalastrum connexum (Kaulf.) A.R.Sm. & R.C.Moran
Megalastrum costipubens R.C.Moran & J.Prado
Megalastrum crenulans (Fée) A.R.Sm. & R.C.Moran
Megalastrum ctenitoides A.Rojas
Megalastrum decompositum R.C.Moran, J.Prado & Sundue
Megalastrum dentatum A.Rojas
Megalastrum eugenii (Brade) A.R.Sm. & R.C.Moran
Megalastrum exaggeratum (Baker) Holttum
Megalastrum falcatum A.Rojas
Megalastrum fibrillosum (Baker) R.C.Moran, J.Prado & Sundue
Megalastrum fimbriatum R.C.Moran, J.Prado & Sundue
Megalastrum fugaceum R.C.Moran, J.Prado & Sundue
Megalastrum galapagense R.C.Moran, J.Prado & Sundue
Megalastrum galeottii (M.Martens) R.C.Moran & J.Prado
Megalastrum gilbertii (Clute) R.C.Moran, J.Prado & Labiak
Megalastrum glabrius (C.Chr. & Skottsb.) Sundue, Rouhan & R.C.Moran
Megalastrum glabrum R.C.Moran & J.Prado
Megalastrum gompholepis R.C.Moran & J.Prado
Megalastrum grande (C.Presl) A.R.Sm. & R.C.Moran
Megalastrum haitiense (Brause) A.R.Sm. & R.C.Moran
Megalastrum heydei (C.Chr.) R.C.Moran & J.Prado
Megalastrum hirsutosetosum (Hieron.) A.R.Sm. & R.C.Moran
Megalastrum honestum (Kunze) A.R.Sm. & R.C.Moran
Megalastrum inaequale (Link) A.R.Sm. & R.C.Moran
Megalastrum inaequalifolium (Colla) A.R.Sm. & R.C.Moran
Megalastrum indusiatum R.C.Moran, J.Prado & Labiak
Megalastrum insigne R.C.Moran, J.Prado & Sundue
Megalastrum intermedium R.C.Moran & J.Prado
Megalastrum kallooi (Jermy & T.G.Walker) A.R.Sm. & R.C.Moran
Megalastrum lanatum (Fée) Holttum
Megalastrum lanuginosum (Kaulf.) Holttum
Megalastrum lasiernos (Spreng.) A.R.Sm. & R.C.Moran
Megalastrum littorale R.C.Moran, J.Prado & Labiak
Megalastrum longiglandulosum R.C.Moran & J.Prado
Megalastrum longipilosum A.Rojas
Megalastrum lunense (Christ) A.R.Sm. & R.C.Moran
Megalastrum macrotheca (Fée) A.R.Sm. & R.C.Moran
Megalastrum magnum (Baker) Holttum
Megalastrum marginatum M.Kessler & A.R.Sm.
Megalastrum martinicense (Spreng.) R.C.Moran, J.Prado & Labiak
Megalastrum masafuerae Sundue, Rouhan & R.C.Moran
Megalastrum mexicanum R.C.Moran & J.Prado
Megalastrum microsorum (Kuntze) Stolze
Megalastrum miscellum R.C.Moran, J.Prado & Sundue
Megalastrum molle A.R.Sm.
Megalastrum mollicomum (C.Chr.) A.R.Sm. & R.C.Moran
Megalastrum nanum R.C.Moran, J.Prado & Sundue
Megalastrum nigromarginatum R.C.Moran, J.Prado & Sundue
Megalastrum obtusum R.C.Moran, J.Prado & Sundue
Megalastrum oellgaardii R.C.Moran, J.Prado & Sundue
Megalastrum oppositum (Kaulf. ex Spreng.) Li Bing Zhang & Yi F.Duan
Megalastrum oreocharis (Sehnem) Salino & Ponce
Megalastrum oreophilum R.C.Moran, J.Prado & Sundue
Megalastrum organense R.C.Moran, J.Prado & Labiak
Megalastrum palmense (Rosenst.) A.R.Sm. & R.C.Moran
Megalastrum peregrinum Sundue, Rouhan & R.C.Moran
Megalastrum peruvianum R.C.Moran, J.Prado & Sundue
Megalastrum platylobum (Baker) A.R.Sm. & R.C.Moran
Megalastrum pleiosoros (Hook.f.) A.R.Sm. & R.C.Moran
Megalastrum polybotryoides R.C.Moran, J.Prado & Sundue
Megalastrum praetermissum R.C.Moran, J.Prado & Sundue
Megalastrum pubescens A.Rojas
Megalastrum pubirhachis R.C.Moran, J.Prado & Sundue
Megalastrum pulverulentum (Poir.) A.R.Sm. & R.C.Moran
Megalastrum reductum A.Rojas
Megalastrum retrorsum R.C.Moran, J.Prado & Labiak
Megalastrum rhachisquamatum R.C.Moran, J.Prado & Sundue
Megalastrum rupicola M.Kessler & A.R.Sm.
Megalastrum skutchii (Lellinger) A.R.Sm. & R.C.Moran
Megalastrum sparsipilosum R.C.Moran & J.Prado
Megalastrum spectabile (Kaulf.) A.R.Sm. & R.C.Moran
Megalastrum squamosissimum (Sodiro) A.R.Sm. & R.C.Moran
Megalastrum subincisum (Willd.) A.R.Sm. & R.C.Moran
Megalastrum substrigosum R.C.Moran, J.Prado & Labiak
Megalastrum subtile R.C.Moran, J.Prado & Sundue
Megalastrum taafense Rouhan, Sundue & R.C.Moran
Megalastrum tepuiense R.C.Moran, J.Prado & Sundue
Megalastrum umbrinum (C.Chr.) A.R.Sm. & R.C.Moran
Megalastrum vastum (Kunze) A.R.Sm. & R.C.Moran
Megalastrum villosulum (C.Chr.) A.R.Sm. & R.C.Moran
Megalastrum villosum (L.) Holttum
Megalastrum wacketii (C.Chr.) A.R.Sm. & R.C.Moran
Megalastrum yungense (C.Chr. & Rosenst.) A.R.Sm. & R.C.Moran

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (January 2020), "Megalastrum", Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World, Version 8.20, retrieved 2020-01-26
^ PPG I (2016), "A community-derived classification for extant lycophytes and ferns", Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 54 (6): 563–603, doi:10.1111/jse.12229, S2CID 39980610
^ "Megalastrum Holttum", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2020-01-26

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[CFLW-1] Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (January 2020), "Megalastrum", Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World, Version 8.20, retrieved 2020-01-26

[PPGI-2] PPG I (2016), "A community-derived classification for extant lycophytes and ferns", Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 54 (6): 563–603, doi:10.1111/jse.12229, S2CID 39980610

[POWO_30013859-2-3] "Megalastrum Holttum", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2020-01-26

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