Adder's tongue ferns or Ophioglossaceae are best known among evolutionary biologists
and botanists for their highest chromosome count of any known organisms, the presence of …

The fern and lycophyte flora of Japan comprising 721 native taxa (including subspecies and
varieties) plus 371 interspecific hybrids was reassessed using a nearly comprehensively …

Abstract Lepisoroid ferns (tribe Lepisoreae, Polypodiaceae) are arguably one of the most
confusing fern groups in Polypodiaceae in terms of delimitation of genera largely because of …

Asplenium scolopendrium is distributed in northern temperate forests with many global
biogeographic disjunctions. The species complex of A. scolopendrium has been generated …

Ferns and lycophytes of Taiwan display an extraordinarily high diversity. Despite the
detailed species documentation, the pteridophyte flora of Taiwan as a whole has never been …

The Blechnaceae is a family of leptosporangiate ferns with a wide geographical distribution.
Recent phylogenies revealed several lineages within the family, culminating in a …

Struthiopteris (Blechnaceae) has recently been classified on the basis of molecular and
morphological evidence, and some of its species are now included in the sister genus …

Parablechnum prostratum, a new species with dimorphic leaves from southern Colombia, is
described and illustrated. The new species is characterized by featuring prostrate sterile …

We present here new discoveries in Blechnaceae (Polypodiopsida). There are new records
in Austroblechnum, Blechnum, Cranfillia, and Parablechnum for different political units and …

Spicantopsis hancockii (Blechnaceae) was once thought to be endemic to Taiwan, and later
known to occur in the Tokara Islands in southern Japan. Because of its high morphological …