Trachypteris (plant)

Trachypteris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Division:	Polypodiophyta
Class:	Polypodiopsida
Order:	Polypodiales
Family:	Pteridaceae
Subfamily:	Cheilanthoideae
Genus:	Trachypteris André ex Christ[1]
Species
See text.

Trachypteris is a small genus of ferns in the subfamily Cheilanthoideae of the family Pteridaceae.^[1] Three species are native to the tropical South America, one (Trachypteris drakeana) to Madagascar.^[2]

Species

As of December 2021^[update], the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World recognized the following species:^[2]

• Trachypteris drakeana C.Chr.
• Trachypteris gilliana (Baker) Svenson
• Trachypteris induta (Maxon) R.M.Tryon & A.F.Tryon
• Trachypteris pinnata (Hook.f.) C.Chr.

References

1. 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
2. Hassler, Michael (5 December 2021), "Trachypteris", World Ferns. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World, 12.8, retrieved 2021-12-30