Phylogenetic and Morphological Analyses Support the Resurrection of <i>Dendroconche</i> and the Recognition of Two New Genera in Polypodiaceae Subfamily Microsoroideae

Testo, Weston; R. Field, Ashley; B. Sessa, Emily; Sundue, Michael

doi:10.1600/036364419x15650157948607

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Phylogenetic and Morphological Analyses Support the Resurrection of Dendroconche and the Recognition of Two New Genera in Polypodiaceae Subfamily Microsoroideae

Published in Systematic Botany • Aug 22, 2019

Authors:

Weston Testo

Ashley R. Field

Emily B. Sessa

Abstract

Abstract— The taxonomy of the Polypodiaceae subfamily Microsoroideae is highly problematic, especially with respect to the circumscription of the highly variable and non-monophyletic genus Microsorum . Using phylogenetic analyses and morphological evidence, we demonstrate that sixteen taxa typically...

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Biology

Polypodiaceae

Subfamily

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