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Aspleniaceae
| Description | The Aspleniaceae (spleenworts) are a family of ferns, included in the order Polypodiales. The composition and classification of the family have been subject to considerable changes. In particular, there is a narrow circumscription, Aspleniaceae s.s. (adopted here), in which the family contains only two genera, and a very broad one, Aspleniaceae s.l., in which the family includes 10 other families kept separate in the narrow circumscription, with the Aspleniaceae s.s. being reduced to the subfamily Asplenioideae. The family has a worldwide distribution, which many species in both temperate and tropical areas. Elongated unpaired sori are an important characteristic of most members of the family. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspleniaceae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Polypodiales : Aspleniaceae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Pteridophyta : Pteridopsida : Polypodiales : Aspleniaceae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Aspleniaceae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Hist. Brit. Ferns: 6. 1-5 Feb | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 242 - 228 Ma Triassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | D.J. Mabberley. 2000. The Plant-Book, 2nd ed. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 858 p. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Streifenfarngewächse, Småburknefamilien, Svartbräkenväxter, Streepvarenfamilie, Spleenworts, Aspléniacées, Spleenwort Family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspleniaceae |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Asplenium genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 53 | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | 0.78 Ma Pleistocene | |
| Asplenosorus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ceterach genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Hymenasplenium genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Phyllitis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Asplenuim riparium species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Asplenuim trichomanes species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Turgofurcillopteris crenulata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 2000 | Aspleniaceae Mabberley |
| 2011 | Aspleniaceae Jud |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
