Family · Ferns & allies
Aspleniaceae
Spleenworts
Widespread ferns, often on rocks or as epiphytes, with linear sori set along the veins.
- Accepted species
- 3,534accepted names · Kew WCVP
- Genera
- 24accepted genera · Kew WCVP
- Origin
- ≈69 MaCretaceous · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
- Centre of diversity
- Asia-Tropicalmost native species · WGSRPD
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Genera
Thelypteris1,197 spp.
Asplenium950 spp.
Diplazium491 spp.
Athyrium275 spp.
Blechnum259 spp.
Deparia89 spp.
Hymenasplenium71 spp.
Woodsia57 spp.
Cystopteris31 spp.
Phegopteris30 spp.
Woodwardia17 spp.
Gymnocarpium14 spp.
Macrothelypteris10 spp.
Rhachidosorus8 spp.
Salpichlaena7 spp.
Onoclea6 spp.
Stenochlaena6 spp.
Diplaziopsis4 spp.
Acystopteris3 spp.
Desmophlebium2 spp.
Telmatoblechnum2 spp.
Asplenicystopteris1 spp.
Cystocarpium1 spp.
Hemidictyum1 spp.
Where it grows
- Asia-Tropical1,236
- Southern America982
- Asia-Temperate839
- Africa427
- Northern America313
- Pacific283
- Europe148
- Australasia144
- Antarctic17
Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.
Related families
Aspleniaceae sits in the order Polypodiales.