Parapolystichum is a genus of ferns in the family Dryopteridaceae, subfamily Elaphoglossoideae, in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). The genus is mainly native to the tropics, although its range extends to southeastern Australia.
Taxonomy The taxon was first described as the section Parapolystichum of the genus Polystichum by Keyserling in 1873. It was raised to the rank of genus by Ching in 1940.
Species , the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World recognized the following species:
Parapolystichum acuminatum (Houlston) Labiak, Sundue & R.C.Moran Parapolystichum acutum (Kuntze) Labiak, Sundue & R.C.Moran Parapolystichum barterianum (Hook.) Rouhan Parapolystichum boivinii (Baker) Rouhan Parapolystichum calanthum (Endl.) J.J.S.Gardner & Nagalingum Parapolystichum confine (C.Chr.) Labiak, Sundue & R.C.Moran Parapolystichum coriaceosquamatum (Rakotondr.) Rouhan Parapolystichum currorii (Mett. ex Kuhn) Rouhan Parapolystichum effusum (Sw.) Ching Parapolystichum excultum (Mett.) Labiak, Sundue & R.C.Moran Parapolystichum fideleae (Rakotondr.) Rouhan Parapolystichum glabellum (A.Cunn.) Labiak, Sundue & R.C.Moran Parapolystichum grayi (D.L.Jones) J.J.S.Gardner & Nagalingum Parapolystichum hornei (Baker) Rouhan Parapolystichum kermadecense (Perrie & Brownsey) Perrie & L.D.Sheph. Parapolystichum manongarivense (Rakotondr.) Rouhan Parapolystichum microsorum (Endl.) Labiak, Sundue & R.C.Moran Parapolystichum munitum (Mett.) Labiak, Sundue & R.C.Moran Parapolystichum nigritianum (Baker) Rouhan Parapolystichum novoguineense (Holttum) Sundue & Testo Parapolystichum pacificum (Tindale) J.J.S.Gardner & Nagalingum Parapolystichum perrierianum (C.Chr.) Rouhan Parapolystichum pseudoperrierianum (Tardieu) Rouhan Parapolystichum rufescens (Blume) Labiak, Sundue & R.C.Moran Parapolystichum smithianum (Tindale) Labiak, Sundue & R.C.Moran Parapolystichum subsimile (Hook.) Rouhan Parapolystichum tinarooense (Tindale) Labiak, Sundue & R.C.Moran Parapolystichum villosissimum C.Sánchez & Labiak Parapolystichum vogelii (Hook.) Rouhan Parapolystichum windsorense (D.L.Jones & B.Gray) Labiak, Sundue & R.C.Moran
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