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Sphaeropteris

The genus Sphaeropteris is in the family Cyatheaceae in the major group Pteridophytes (Ferns and fern allies).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Sphaeropteris

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name Status Confi­dence level Source Date supplied Infra. rec.
Sphaeropteris aciculosa R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris aeneifolia R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris agatheti R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris albidosquamata R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris albifrons R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris albosetacea R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris alternans R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris angiensis R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris angustipinna R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris aramaganensis R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris arthropoda R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris assimilis R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris atrospinosa R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris atrox R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris auriculifera R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris australis R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris barbata Wall. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Sphaeropteris binuangensis R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris brackenridgei R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris brunei (Christ) R.M. Tryon Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Sphaeropteris brunoniana (Hook.) R.M. Tryon Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Sphaeropteris capitata R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris carrii R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris celebica R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris concinna R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris cooperi (F. Muell.) R.M. Tryon Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Sphaeropteris crinita R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris cuatrecasasii R.M. Tryon Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Sphaeropteris curranii R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris discophora R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris elliptica R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris elmeri R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris excelsa R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris feani R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris felina Pic.Serm. Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris fugax R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris fusca R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris gardneri (Hook.) R.M. Tryon Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Sphaeropteris glauca (Blume) R.M. Tryon Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Sphaeropteris hainanensis R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris holttumiana R.D.Dixit Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris hookeriana Wall. Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris horrida (Liebm.) R.M. Tryon Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Sphaeropteris inaequalis R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris insignis (D.C. Eaton) R.M. Tryon Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Sphaeropteris insularum R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris integra R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris ledermannii R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris leucolepis R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris leucotricha R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris lunulata R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris macarenensis (Alston) R.M. Tryon Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Sphaeropteris magna R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris marginata R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris medullaris (G. Forst.) Bernh. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Sphaeropteris megalosora R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris mertensiana R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris microlepidota R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris mollicula (Maxon) R.M. Tryon Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Sphaeropteris moluccana R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris moseleyi R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris nicobarica R.D.Dixit Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris nigricans R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris obliqua R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris obscura R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris papuana R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris parksiae R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris parvifolia R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris parvipinna R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris persquamulifera R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris philippinensis R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris pilulifera R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris polypoda R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris procera R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris propinqua R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris pulcherrima R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris quindiuensis (H. Karst.) R.M. Tryon Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Sphaeropteris robinsonii R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris robusta R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris rosenstockii R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris rufescens (Mett. ex Kuhn) P.G. Windisch Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Sphaeropteris runensis R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris samoensis R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris sarasinorum R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris senex R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris setifera R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris sibuyanensis R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris squamulata R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris stigmosa (Desv.) R.M. Tryon Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Sphaeropteris stipitipinnula R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris strigosa R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris subsessilis R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris suluensis R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris tenggerensis R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris teysmannii R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris tomentosa R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris tomentosissima R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris trichodesma R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris trichophora R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris tripinnata R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris tripinnatifida R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris truncata R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris vaupelii R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris verrucosa R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris vittata R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris wallacei R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris werneri R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris womersleyi R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI
Sphaeropteris zamboangana R.M.Tryon Unresolved L IPNI

Statistics

The Plant List includes 131 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Sphaeropteris. Of these 13 are accepted species names.

Species names

The status of the 131 species names for the genus Sphaeropteris recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Pie chart of binomial name statuses
Status Total
Accepted 13 9.9%
Synonym 22 16.8%
Unplaced 0 0%
Unassessed 96 73.3%

All names

The status of the 131 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Sphaeropteris recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Pie chart of all name statuses
Status Total
Accepted 13 9.9%
Synonym 22 16.8%
Unplaced 0 0%
Unassessed 96 73.3%

The confidence with which the status of the 131 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Sphaeropteris, are assigned as follows:

Confidence level Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Total
High confidence 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Medium confidence 13 22 0 0 35 26.7%
Low confidence 0 0 0 96 96 73.3%

The source of the species name records found in The Plant List for the genus Sphaeropteris is as follows:

Source of record Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Misapplied Total
IPNI 0 0 0 94 0 94 71.8%
Tropicos 13 22 0 2 0 37 28.2%