Nomenclature: wfo-4000004744

Blechnum L. Sp. Pl. 2: 1077. 1753 [1 May 1753] ; et in Genera Plantarum ed. 5 (1754) 485.

Nomenclatural References

• literature : Sp. Pl. 2: 1077. 1753 [1 May 1753] BHL link from IPNI metadata.
• person : Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778) Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'L.' in the authors string.
• database : IPNI record: 328189-2
• database : The Plant List version 1.0, record: Blechnaceae Blechnum
• database : The Plant List version 1.1, record: Blechnaceae Blechnum

Taxonomy: Accepted in 2024-12 classification

Placement: Code > Plantae Haeckel > Pteridobiotina Britton & Brown > Polypodiophyta Cronquist, Takht. & Zimmerm. > Polypodiopsida Cronquist, Takht. & W.Zimm. > Polypodiidae Cronquist, Takht. & W.Zimm. > Polypodiales Link > Blechnaceae Newman > Blechnoideae Hook. > Blechnum L.

Subtaxa

• Blechnum ambiguum C.Presl
• Blechnum appendiculatum Willd.
• Blechnum arcuatum Remy; Fee
• Blechnum areolatum V.A.O.Dittrich & Salino
• Blechnum asplenioides Sw.
• Blechnum auratum (Fée) R.M.Tryon & Stolze
• Blechnum auriculatum Cav.
• Blechnum australe L.
• Blechnum austrobrasilianum de la Sota
• Blechnum capense (L.) Schltdl.
• Blechnum castaneum Makino & Nemoto
• Blechnum caudatum Cav.
• Blechnum confluens Schltdl. & Cham.
• Blechnum falciculatum C.Presl
• Blechnum gracile Kaulf.
• Blechnum gracilipes (Rosenst.) M.Kessler & A.R.Sm.
• Blechnum guayanense A.Rojas
• Blechnum hastatum Kaulf.
• Blechnum heringeri Brade
• Blechnum laevigatum Cav.
• Blechnum lanceola Sw.
• Blechnum leopoldense (Dutra) V.A.O.Dittrich & Salino
• Blechnum lherminieri (Bory) Mett.
• Blechnum longipilosum V.A.O.Dittrich & Salino
• Blechnum loxense (Kunth) Hook. ex Salomon
• Blechnum ludificans Herter
• Blechnum malacothrix Maxon & C.V.Morton
• Blechnum meridense Klotzsch
• Blechnum norfolkense Christenh.
• Blechnum occidentale L.
• Blechnum × pampasicum de la Sota & M.L.Durán
• Blechnum polypodioides Raddi
• Blechnum punctulatum Sw.
• Blechnum rivulorum V.A.O.Dittrich & Salino
• Blechnum tomentosum M.Kessler & A.R.Sm.

Synonyms

• Blechnopteris Trevis.
• Distaxia C.Presl
• Lonchitis-aspera Hill ex Farw.
• Mesothema C.Presl

Unplaced Names

• Blechnum aggregatum Tindale
• Blechnum arborescens Hieron.
• Blechnum areolare (Harr.) Copel.
• Blechnum attenuatum var. attenuatum
• Blechnum aureosquamum A.Rojas
• Blechnum bakeri var. bakeri
• Blechnum capense subsp. capense
• Blechnum capense subsp. eucapense Domin
• Blechnum capense var. capense
• Blechnum cartilagineum var. cartilagineum
• Blechnum cartilagineum var. normale Domin
• Blechnum christensenii Ching
• Blechnum discolor var. discolor
• Blechnum discolor var. normale Domin
• Blechnum doodia var. caudata F.M.Bailey
• Blechnum elongatum Mett.
• Blechnum erectum DC.
• Blechnum falciculatum C.Presl
• Blechnum germanii Christ
• Blechnum guascense Hieron.
• Blechnum impressum Fée
• Blechnum irregulare Carruth.
• Blechnum ivohibense var. ivohibense
• Blechnum lanceolatum var. lanceolatum
• Blechnum lanceolatum var. normale Domin
• Blechnum linguifolium Stokes
• Blechnum lyratum Moritz
• Blechnum melanocaulon subsp. melanocaulon
• Blechnum minus subsp. minus
• Blechnum mochaenum subsp. mochaenum
• Blechnum mochaenum var. mochaenum
• Blechnum orientale var. orientale
• Blechnum patersonii subsp. patersonii
• Blechnum patersonii var. patersonii
• Blechnum penna var. uliginosa C.Chr.
• Blechnum penna-marina subsp. penna-marina
• Blechnum penna-marina var. bolivianum Rosenst. ex Looser
• Blechnum petiolatum W.Hunter
• Blechnum productum Moritz
• Blechnum sect. Pilosa T.C.Chambers
• Blechnum serpentinum Noronha
• Blechnum simillimum var. simillimum
• Blechnum sociale Christ
• Blechnum stipitatum A.Rojas
• Blechnum treubii Alderw.
• Blechnum unguiculatum (Fée) Kuhn

Taxonomic References

• database : The Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group (PPG). Based on data supplied by Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group Nov 2024

Treatment References

• database : The Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group (PPG). Based on data supplied by Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group Nov 2024