Genus Christopteris Copel.


Summary
Genus number:
17456
Last updated:
20 August 2012
Family:
Polypodiaceae
Accession count:

0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:
  • original spelling
  • sometimes misspelled as "Christiopteris"

There are no associated species records for this genus in GRIN.

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References:
  1. Christenhusz, M. J. M. et al. 2011. A linear sequence of extant families and genera of lycophytes and ferns. Phytotaxa 19:7-54. Note: accepts as "Christiopteris"
  2. Schneider, H. et al. 2008. Phylogenetic relationships of the fern genus Christiopteris shed new light onto the classification and biogeography of drynarioid ferns. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 157:645-656. Note: proposes two taxonomic alternatives, one of which supports the recognition of Christopteris apart from Aglaomorpha
  3. Smith, A. R. et al. 2006. A classification for extant ferns. Taxon 55:705-731. Note: accepts as "Christiopteris"
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=17456. Accessed 27 October 2026.