Lateristachys

Lateristachys
Lateristachys lateralis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Lycophytes
Class: Lycopodiopsida
Order: Lycopodiales
Family: Lycopodiaceae
Subfamily: Lycopodielloideae
Genus: Lateristachys
Holub
Type species
Lycopodium laterale
Species

See text.

Lateristachys 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 Lycopodielloideae. Some sources do not recognize the genus, sinking it into Lycopodiella. Lateristachys species are native to the Philippines, Australia and New Zealand.

Species

As of June 2025, the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World recognized three species:

Binomial Distribution Image
Lateristachys diffusa (R.Br.) HolubAustralia and New Zealand
Lateristachys halconensis (Copel.) HolubPhilippines
Lateristachys lateralis (R.Br.) HolubAustralia, New Zealand, New Caledonia

Taxonomy

Josef Ludwig Holub formally raised this group to the status of genus as Lateristachys in 1983.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Hassler, Michael. "Lateristachys". World Ferns. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
  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. ↑ "Lateristachys Holub", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2019-12-05
  4. ↑ Holub, Josef (1983). "Validation of Generic Names in Lycopodiaceae: With a Description of a New Genus Pseudolycopodiella". Folia Geobotanica & Phytotaxonomica. 18 (4): 439–442. doi:10.1007/BF02857270. JSTOR 4180465.