A systematic study of East Asian vittarioid ferns (Pteridaceae: Vittarioideae)

Cheng Wei Chen, Stuart Lindsay, Li Yaung Kuo, Christopher R. Fraser-Jenkins, Atsushi Ebihara, Hong Truong Luu, Chong Wook Park, Yi Shan Chao*, Yao Moan Huang, Wen Liang Chiou

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Abstract

A systematic study of the vittarioid ferns of East Asia including China, Japan, Korea and Taiwan is presented based on an integrated analysis of morphology and molecular phylogeny. Several new taxonomic insights are derived from well-resolved phylogenetic trees and detailed morphological comparison. The morphological variation and molecular phylogenetic relationships among the taxa of the Haplopteris taeniophylla complex are presented and discussed. Molecular phylogenetic evidence support the lumping of several morphological forms (each previously recognized as a species) under Haplopteris flexuosa. In addition, two historically misapplied names (Haplopteris amboinensis and Vaginularia paradoxa) and the species delimitation of three morphologically similar species pairs (Antrophyum formosanum vs. A. henryi, A. annamense vs. A. callifolium and Haplopteris elongata vs. H. ensiformis) are clarified.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)545-560
Number of pages16
JournalBotanical Journal of the Linnean Society
Volume183
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017 Apr 1
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Antrophyum
  • Haplopteris
  • Morphology
  • Phylogeny
  • Taxonomy
  • Vaginularia

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Plant Science

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