| Tapeinidium | |
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| Tapeinidium moorei in New Caledonia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Family: | Lindsaeaceae |
| Genus: | Tapeinidium (Presl) C.Chr. [1] |
| Type species | |
| Tapeinidium pinnatum (Cavanilles) Christensen | |
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Tapeinidium is a genus of ferns in the family Lindsaeaceae, consisting of about 19 species. [1] These species are native to southeastern Asia, ranging from Thailand to New Guinea, and into the western Pacific. [2] Tapeinidium pinnatum has also been introduced into India. [3]
The group was first described by Carl Presl in 1851 as a subgenus, Microlepia subg. Tapeinidium. It was raised to the rank of genus by Carl Christensen in 1906. [4] As of December 2019 [update] , the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World recognized the following species: [1]
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