Helminthostachys
Helminthostachys is a fern genus in the Ophioglossaceae (adder's tongue) family. It is widespread throughout southeast Asia and Australia.
Species
Flowering Fern
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassPolypodiopsida
- OrderOphioglossales
- FamilyOphioglossaceae
Native toAssam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Laos
Observations194
via GBIF · Kew POWO
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Helminthostachys is a fern genus in the Ophioglossaceae (adder's tongue) family. It is widespread throughout southeast Asia and Australia.
==Taxonomy== The Smith et al. classification of 2006, based on molecular phylogeny, placed Helminthostachys in Ophioglossaceae. Subsequent classifications have maintained this placement. The PPG I classification assigns it as the sole member of the subfamily Helminthostachyoideae.