Pteridophytes of the Lesser Antilles

 

The following is a list of the genera (species) recorded for the Lesser Antilles by Proctor (1977) in the pteridophyte volume of the Flora of the Lesser Antilles. The "Flora" area includes Barbados. The genera have been reassigned to a more recent family scheme (Smith, 1997).

Family Genera Family Genera
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Aspleniaceae* Asplenium (17) Hymenophyllaceae Hymenophyllum (14)
. Trichomanes (21)
Blechnaceae* Blechnum (11)
Salpichloena (1) Lycopodiaceae Lycopodium (14)
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Cyatheaceae Cnemidaria (1) Marattiaceae Danaea (4)
Cyathea (6)
. Marsileaceae Marsilea (1)
Davalliaceae* Nephrolepis (3)
Oleandra (1) Ophioglossaceae Ophioglossum (3)
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Dennstaedtiaceae* Anisosorus (1) Polypodiaceae* Dicranoglossum (1)
Dennstaedtia (1) Neurodium (1)
Histiopteris (1) Polypodium** (22)
Hypolepis (1)
Lindsaea (5) Psilotaceae Psilotum (1)
Lonchitis (1)
Odontosoria (1) Pteridaceae* Acrostichum (2)
Ormoloma (1) (inc. Adiantiaceae) Adiantopsis (1)
Pteridium (1) Adiantum (14)
Saccoloma (2) Cheilanthes (1)
. Doryopteris (2)
Dicksoniaceae Metaxya (1) Eriosorus (1)
. Hemionitis (1)
Dryopteridaceae* Bolbitis (2) Neurocallis (1)
Ctenitis (7) Pityrogramma (2)
Cyclopeltis (1) Pteris (10)
Diplazium (14)
Elaphoglossum (21) Schizaeaceae Anemia (2)
Hymenodium (1) Lygodium (1)
Hypoderris (1) Schizaea (3)
Lastreopsis (1)
Lomariopsis (1) Selaginellaceae Selaginella (7)
Peltapteris (1)
Polybotrya (2) Thelypteridaceae* Macrothelypteris (1)
Polystichopsis (1) Thelypteris (38)
Polystichum (2)
Stigmatopteris (1) Vittariaceae* Ananthacorus (1)
Tectaria (4) Anetium (1)
. Hecistopteris (1)
Gleicheniaceae Dicranopteris (2) Polytaenium (2)
Gleichenia (4) Vittaria (2)
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Grammitidaceae* Cochlidium (2)
Grammitis (22)

* included in Proctor's Polypodiaceae

** including Campyloneurum (4), Microgramma (4), Niphidium (1), Phlebodium (3), and Pleopeltis (1).

References

PROCTOR, G. R. 1977. Pteridophyta. Vol. 2 in R. A. Howard, ed. Flora of the Lesser Antilles. Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University, Jamaica Plain, MA.

SMITH, A. 1997. Cross indexed list of generic names of ferns and fern allies at U.C.

Copyright © 1999,  L.E. Chinnery.  Last modified: March 22, 1999