Thelypteridaceae (Polypodiopsida) in Pakistan

Authors: Muhammad Irfan, Susan Fawcett
Journal: Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences (JAPS)
ISSN: 1018-7081 (Print), 2309-8694 (Online)
Volume: 34  Issue: 2  Pages: 400-414
Year: 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36899/JAPS.2024.2.0726
URL: https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.36899/JAPS.2024.2.0726
Publisher: Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum

Abstract:
<p>The present treatment of Thelypteridaceae (Polypodiopsida) in Pakistan is based on the study of fern specimens in 15 herbaria in Asia, Europe and USA. A total of six genera and eight species were identified; a key, detailed description of species, general distribution in Pakistan and worldwide, ecology, and a list of specimens examined from Pakistan are provided. &nbsp;</p>

Keywords: Key to genera, Pteridophyte species, Taxonomy, Thelypteridaceae, Pakistan