Sericopteris

Taxonavigation

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

Sericopteris Jing Zhao, X.M.Zhou & Z.R.He, Phytotaxa 693(2): 167 (2025).

Type species: Sericopteris vestita (Hook.) Jing Zhao & X.M.Zhou, Phytotaxa 693(2): 169 (2025).

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: China
  - China South-Central (Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan), China North-Central (Gansu, Hebei, Shaanxi, Shanxi), Tibet.
- Regional: Eastern Asia
  - Taiwan.
Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - Assam (Manipur), East Himalaya (Arunachal Pradesh, Bhutan, Sikkim), Nepal, Pakistan, West Himalaya (Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal).
- Regional: Indo-China
  - Myanmar.
- Regional: Malesia
  - Philippines.

Zhao, J., Liang, Z.-L., Yu, H., He, Z.-R. & Zhou, X.-M. 2025. Toward a monophyletic Paragympteris (Cheilanthoideae, Pteridaceae): description of Sericopteris gen. nov. Phytotaxa 693(2): 166–172. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.693.2.5 Reference page.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Sericopteris in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Apr 26. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2026. Sericopteris. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 Apr 2026. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2026. Sericopteris. Published online. Accessed: 26 Apr 2026. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2026. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Sericopteris Accessed: 26 Apr 2026. Reference page.