Checklist of World Ferns.

Brian Swale B.Sc.(NZ), M.A.(Forestry)(Oxon)

Outline of the Classification system used.

The names of the Orders of ferns, names of the Familes, and the Genera in each family.

Order Family Genera

Ophioglossales Ophioglossaceae Botrychium, Helminthostachys, Ophioglossum.

Marattiales Marattiaceae Angiopteris, Archangiopteris, Christensenia, Danaea, Macroglossum, Marattia, Promarattia

Osmundales Osmundaceae Leptopteris, Osmunda, Todea.

Plagiogyrales Plagiogyriaceae Plagiogyria

Stromatopteridales Stromatopteridaceae Stromatopteris

Gleicheniales Gleicheniaceae Dicranopteris, Diplopterygium, Gleichenella, Gleichenia, Sticherus.

Polypodiales Grammitidaceae Acrosorus, Adenophorus, Anarthropteris, Calymmodon, Ceradenia, Chrysogrammitis, Cochlidium, Ctenopteris, Enterosora, Glyphotaenium, Grammitis, Lellingeria, Melopomene, Micropolypodium, Prosaptia, Scleroglossum, Terpsichore, Themelium, Xiphopteris, Zygadenia, Zygophlebia.

Polypodiales Polypodiaceae Aglaomorpha, Arthromeris, Belvisia, Campyloneurum, Christopteris, Colysis, Crypsinus, Diblemma, Dicranoglossum, Dictymia, Drymotaenium, Drynaria, Goniophlebium, Grammatopteridium, Holcosorus, Hyalotrichopteris, Lecanopteris, Lemmaphyllum, Lepisorus, Leptochilus, Loxogramme, Marginariopsis, Microgramma, Microsorium, Myuropteris, Neocheiropteris, Neurodium, Niphidium, Oleandropsis, Paragramma, Pecluma, Phlebodium, Phymatopteris, Phymatosorus, Platycerium, Pleopeltis, X Pleopodium, Podosorus, Polypodiopteris, Polypodium, Pycnoloma, Pyrrosia, Saxiglossum, Selliguea, Solanopteris, Synammia, Thylacopteris.

Polypodiales Cheiropleuriaceae Cheiropleuria

Polypodiales Dipteridaceae Dipteris

Matoniales Matoniaceae Matonia, Phanerosorus

Schizaeales Schizaeaceae Anemia, Lygodium, Mohria, Schizaea.

Pteridales Negripteridaceae Negripteris

Pteridales Sinopteridaceae Cheilanthes, Doryopteris, Notholaena, Pellaea, Sinopteris.

Pteridales Cryptogrammataceae+Actiniopteridaceae Actiniopteris, Cryptogramma, Llavea, Onchyium.

Pteridales Pteridaceae Acrostichum, Afropteris, Anopteris, Nevrocallis, Ochropteris, Pteris, Stenochlaena.

Pteridales Adiantaceae Adiantopsis, Adiantum, Anogramma, Aspidotis, Austrogramme, Bommeria, Cassebeera, Cerosora, Cheiloplecton, X Eriosonia, Eriosorus, Gymnopteris, Jamesonia, Mildella, Monachosorum, Nephopteris, Pentagramma, Pterozonium, Ptilopteris, Saffordia, Syngramma, Taenitis, Trachypteris.

Pteridales Hemionitidaceae Coniogramme, Hemionitis, Pityrogramma.

Pteridales Vittariaceae Antrophyum, Vittaria.

Pteridales Parkeriaceae Ceratopteris.

Platyzomatales Platyzomataceae Platyzoma.

Marsileales Marsileaceae Marsilea, Pilularia, Regnellidium.

Hymenophyllales Hymenophyllaceae Cardiomanes, Cephalomanes, Crepidomanes, Gonocormus, Hymenoglossum, Hymenophyllum, Polyphlebium, Rosenstockia, Serpyllopsis, Sphaerocionium, Trichomanes.

Order	Family	Genera
Ophioglossales	Ophioglossaceae	Botrychium, Helminthostachys, Ophioglossum.
Marattiales	Marattiaceae	Angiopteris, Archangiopteris, Christensenia, Danaea, Macroglossum, Marattia, Promarattia
Osmundales	Osmundaceae	Leptopteris, Osmunda, Todea.
Plagiogyrales	Plagiogyriaceae	Plagiogyria
Stromatopteridales	Stromatopteridaceae	Stromatopteris
Gleicheniales	Gleicheniaceae	Dicranopteris, Diplopterygium, Gleichenella, Gleichenia, Sticherus.
Polypodiales	Grammitidaceae	Acrosorus, Adenophorus, Anarthropteris, Calymmodon, Ceradenia, Chrysogrammitis, Cochlidium, Ctenopteris, Enterosora, Glyphotaenium, Grammitis, Lellingeria, Melopomene, Micropolypodium, Prosaptia, Scleroglossum, Terpsichore, Themelium, Xiphopteris, Zygadenia, Zygophlebia.
Polypodiales	Polypodiaceae	Aglaomorpha, Arthromeris, Belvisia, Campyloneurum, Christopteris, Colysis, Crypsinus, Diblemma, Dicranoglossum, Dictymia, Drymotaenium, Drynaria, Goniophlebium, Grammatopteridium, Holcosorus, Hyalotrichopteris, Lecanopteris, Lemmaphyllum, Lepisorus, Leptochilus, Loxogramme, Marginariopsis, Microgramma, Microsorium, Myuropteris, Neocheiropteris, Neurodium, Niphidium, Oleandropsis, Paragramma, Pecluma, Phlebodium, Phymatopteris, Phymatosorus, Platycerium, Pleopeltis, X Pleopodium, Podosorus, Polypodiopteris, Polypodium, Pycnoloma, Pyrrosia, Saxiglossum, Selliguea, Solanopteris, Synammia, Thylacopteris.
Polypodiales	Cheiropleuriaceae	Cheiropleuria
Polypodiales	Dipteridaceae	Dipteris
Matoniales	Matoniaceae	Matonia, Phanerosorus
Schizaeales	Schizaeaceae	Anemia, Lygodium, Mohria, Schizaea.
Pteridales	Negripteridaceae	Negripteris
Pteridales	Sinopteridaceae	Cheilanthes, Doryopteris, Notholaena, Pellaea, Sinopteris.
Pteridales	Cryptogrammataceae+Actiniopteridaceae	Actiniopteris, Cryptogramma, Llavea, Onchyium.
Pteridales	Pteridaceae	Acrostichum, Afropteris, Anopteris, Nevrocallis, Ochropteris, Pteris, Stenochlaena.
Pteridales	Adiantaceae	Adiantopsis, Adiantum, Anogramma, Aspidotis, Austrogramme, Bommeria, Cassebeera, Cerosora, Cheiloplecton, X Eriosonia, Eriosorus, Gymnopteris, Jamesonia, Mildella, Monachosorum, Nephopteris, Pentagramma, Pterozonium, Ptilopteris, Saffordia, Syngramma, Taenitis, Trachypteris.
Pteridales	Hemionitidaceae	Coniogramme, Hemionitis, Pityrogramma.
Pteridales	Vittariaceae	Antrophyum, Vittaria.
Pteridales	Parkeriaceae	Ceratopteris.
Platyzomatales	Platyzomataceae	Platyzoma.
Marsileales	Marsileaceae	Marsilea, Pilularia, Regnellidium.
Hymenophyllales	Hymenophyllaceae	Cardiomanes, Cephalomanes, Crepidomanes, Gonocormus, Hymenoglossum, Hymenophyllum, Polyphlebium, Rosenstockia, Serpyllopsis, Sphaerocionium, Trichomanes.