Author:
Qjure
Book:
Qjurious
Type:
Info
Chapter:
3-442.00.00
Pterididae
Families
Order Pteridales
1 Lindsaeaceae
2 Vittarioideae Pteridaceae
3 Adiantoideae Pteridaceae
4 Pteridoideae Pteridaceae
5 Cheilanthoideae Pteridaceae
6 Cryptogrammoideae Pteridaceae
7 Dennstaedtiaceae
Taxonomy
The PPG1 classification places Pteridaceae as a big family with 53 genera and 1211 species as a main group.
Related is a monophyletic clade around Lindsaeaceae with the related monogeneric families Saccolomataceae, Cystodiaceaea and Lonchitidaceae.
Plant theory
In the Plant theory Pteridales is made the only Order in Pterididae. Lindsaeaceae is extended with families Saccolomataceae, Cystodiaceaea and Lonchitidaceae, and is placed in Subphase 1 of Pteridales.
Dennstaedtiaceae is placed in Subphase 7.
Pteridaceae is split in 5 subfamilies and placed in Subphase 2 to Subphase 5.