Sitobolium

Sitobolium
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Division:	Polypodiophyta
Class:	Polypodiopsida
Order:	Polypodiales
Family:	Dennstaedtiaceae
Genus:	Sitobolium ; Desv.
Synonyms
	Synonymy AdectumLink; CoptidipterisNakai & Momose; EmodiopterisChing & S.K.Wu; FuziifilixNakai & Momose;

Last updated October 06, 2025

Sitobolium is a genus of ferns described as a genus in 1827. It is distributed across tropical and eastern Asia and temperate North America. Long sunk into Dennstaedtia , it was revived in 2023 on the basis of phylogenetic evidence.

List of species

As of October 2025^[update], the following species are accepted in the genus as currently circumscribed by the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World:^[1]

Sitobolium appendiculatum (Wall.) L.A.Triana & Sundue
Sitobolium hirsutum (Sw.) L.A.Triana & Sundue
Sitobolium punctilobulum (Michx.) Desv.
Sitobolium wilfordii (T.Moore) L.A.Triana & Sundue
Sitobolium zeylanicum (Sw.) L.A.Triana & Sundue

References

↑ Hassler, Michael. "Sitobolium". World Ferns. Retrieved 2025-10-05.

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[CFLW-1] Hassler, Michael. "Sitobolium". World Ferns. Retrieved 2025-10-05.

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