Psuedohegopteris is a genus of ferns in the family Thelypteridaceae, subfamily Phegopteridoideae, in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). Species are native to tropical Africa, Asia, Malesia, and the Pacific islands.
Taxonomy Pseudophegopteris was first described in 1963 by Ren-Chang Ching.
The Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I) recognizes three genera in the subfamily Phegopteridoideae: Macrothelypteris, Phegopteris and Pseudophegopteris. , it is accepted by the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World, while Plants of the World Online regards Pseudophegopteris as a synonym of Phegopteris.
Species , the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World accepted the following twenty-four species:
Pseudophegopteris andringitrensis Rakotondr. Pseudophegopteris aubertii (Desv.) Holttum Pseudophegopteris aurita (Hook.) Ching Pseudophegopteris cruciata (Willd.) Holttum Pseudophegopteris cyclocarpa (Holttum) Holttum Pseudophegopteris dianae (Hook.) Holttum Pseudophegopteris fijiensis K.U.Kramer & E.Zogg Pseudophegopteris henriquesii (Baker) Holttum Pseudophegopteris hirtirachis (C.Chr.) Holttum Pseudophegopteris keraudreniana (Gaudich.) Holttum Pseudophegopteris kinabaluensis Holttum Pseudophegopteris levingei (C.B.Clarke) Ching Pseudophegopteris microstegia (Hook.) Ching Pseudophegopteris paludosa (Blume) Ching Pseudophegopteris persimilis (Baker) Holttum Pseudophegopteris rammelooi (Pic.Serm.) A.R.Sm. & S.E.Fawc. Pseudophegopteris rectangularis (Zoll.) Holttum Pseudophegopteris subaurita (Tagawa) Ching Pseudophegopteris sumatrana Holttum Pseudophegopteris tenggerensis Holttum Pseudophegopteris tibetana (Ching & S.K.Wu) Christenh., tentatively accepted, possibly a synonym of Pseudophegopteris aurita Pseudophegopteris yigongensis (Ching) Christenh., tentatively accepted, possibly a synonym of Pseudophegopteris levingei Pseudophegopteris zayuensis (Ching & S.K.Wu) Christenh., tentatively accepted, possibly a synonym of Pseudophegopteris aurita
One hybrid has also been described: Pseudophegopteris × kashmiriana (Fraser-Jenk.) Mazumdar
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