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Austrolycopodium
Austrolycopodium magellanicum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Lycophytes
Class: Lycopodiopsida
Order: Lycopodiales
Family: Lycopodiaceae
Subfamily: Lycopodioideae
Genus: Austrolycopodium
Holub [1]
Species

See text.

Austrolycopodium is a genus of lycophytes in the family Lycopodiaceae. In the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I), it is placed in the subfamily Lycopodioideae. [2] Some sources do not recognize the genus, sinking it into Lycopodium. [3] Austrolycopodium species are mostly native to the temperate southern hemisphere. [1]

Species

As of January 2023, the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World recognized the following species: [1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Hassler, Michael (19 January 2023), "Austrolycopodium", World Ferns. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World, 14.7, retrieved 2023-01-22
  2. ^ PPG I (2016), "A community-derived classification for extant lycophytes and ferns", Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 54 (6): 563–603, doi: 10.1111/jse.12229, S2CID  39980610
  3. ^ "Austrolycopodium Holub", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2019-12-05