Niphidium

Niphidium crassifolium

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Polypodiales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Tracheophyta Divisio: Pteridophyta Classis: Polypodiopsida Ordo: Polypodiales

Familia: Polypodiaceae
Subfamilia: Polypodioideae
Genus: Niphidium
Species: N. albopunctatissimum – N. anocarpos – N. carinatum – N. crassifolium – N. longifolium – N. macbridei – N. mortonianum – N. nidulare – N. oblanceolatum – N. rufosquamatum – N. vittaria

Name

Niphidium J.Sm., Hist. Fil.: 99 (1875).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Pessopteris Underw. & Maxon, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 10: 485 (1908).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Australasia Regional: New Zealand New Zealand North (introduced). Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast. Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama. Regional: Caribbean Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Islands. Regional: Northern South America French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela. Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru. Regional: Brazil Brazil West-Central, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil North, Brazil South. Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Paraguay. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Smith, J. 1875. Historia Filicum; an exposition of the nature, number, and organography of ferns. 429 pp., Macmillan, London. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Niphidium in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Apr 3. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2026. Niphidium. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 3 Apr 2026. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Niphidium. Published online. Accessed: 3 Apr 2026. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2026. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Niphidium Accessed: 3 Apr 2026. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Niphidium in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12. Reference page. 

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