Microsorum

GENUS

1. KingdomPlantae
2. PhylumTracheophyta
3. ClassPolypodiopsida
4. OrderPolypodiales
5. FamilyPolypodiaceae

Native toAndaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caroline Is., Central African Republic

Observations recorded37,497

Kaulinia is a genus of Polypodiaceae, a family of ferns. As of August 2019, it is regarded as a synonym of Microsorum.[1][2] It was named after Kailas Nath Kaul, an Indian botanist and agricultural scientist. In a morphological study of the sporophytes and gametophytes of several species of Microsorum, it became apparent that at least two phyletically distinct groups of species existed in the genus. The group represented by Microsorum pteropus and Microsorum hancockii seemed to have a different ancestry from the other group, and were placed in a genus known as Kaulinia. The Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I) accepts that Microsorum is not monophyletic, but states that further study is needed.[1] The genus might be recognized in the future. References ^ a b 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. ^ "Kaulinia B.K.Nayar". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2019-08-03. Nayar, B. K (1964). "Kaulinia, a new genus of polypodiaceous ferns". Taxon. 13 (2): 67–69. doi:10.2307/1216315. JSTOR 1216315. "

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Specimen records

2,652

With media

2,452

Family

Polypodiaceae

Collections

NY, US, MICH, A, GH

Recorded in

French Polynesia, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, China, Thailand, Myanmar

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