Lytoneuron

Lytoneuron
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Pteridaceae
Subfamily: Cheilanthoideae
Genus: Lytoneuron
(Klotzsch) Yesilyurt
Species

See text.

Synonyms
  • Doryopteris sect. Lytoneuron Klotzsch

Lytoneuron is a genus of ferns in the subfamily Cheilanthoideae of the family Pteridaceae. Species are native to South America, many to Brazil.

Species

As of July 2026, the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World recognized the following seventeen species:

References

  1. 1 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
  2. ↑ "Lytoneuron (Klotzsch) Yesilyurt", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2019-12-31
  3. 1 2 Hassler, Michael. "Lytoneuron". World Ferns. Retrieved 2026-07-04.