Genus of ferns
Hymenasplenium is one of three genera of ferns in the Aspleniaceae (spleenwort family), in the eupolypods II clade of the order Polypodiales .[ 1] [ 2] The others are Hemidictyum and Asplenium . Hymenasplenium was segregated because it is a natural grouping with differing rhizome morphology – dorsiventral v. radial for the rest of Asplenium, differing chromosome count – x=39 v. x=36 for the rest of Asplenium, and a clear monophyletic grouping based on genetic analysis. It was confirmed as a sister group to Asplenium in a 2015 molecular study of the genera.[ 3]
List of species
As of July 2025[update] , the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World recognized the sixty-seven species and three hybrids below.[ 4]
Hymenasplenium amoenum (C.Presl ex Mett.) Ranil
Hymenasplenium andohahelense Viane
Hymenasplenium antsirananense Viane
Hymenasplenium apogamum (N.Murak. & Hatan.) Nakaike
Hymenasplenium basiscopicum (R.C.Moran & Sundue) L.Regalado & Prada
Hymenasplenium cardiophyllum (Hance) Nakaike
Hymenasplenium changputungense (Ching) Viane & S.Y.Dong
Hymenasplenium cheilosorum (Kunze ex Mett.) Tagawa
Hymenasplenium chingii K.W.Xu, Li Bing Zhang & W.B.Liao
Hymenasplenium delitescens (Maxon) L.Regalado & Prada
Hymenasplenium denticulatum K.W.Xu, Li Bing Zhang & W.B.Liao
Hymenasplenium distans Li Bing Zhang, K.W.Xu & Liang Zhang
Hymenasplenium excisum (C.Presl) S.Linds.
Hymenasplenium filipes (Copel.) Sugim.
Hymenasplenium furfuraceum (Ching) Viane & S.Y.Dong
Hymenasplenium guineense Li Bing Zhang, W.B.Liao & K.W.Xu
Hymenasplenium hastifolium K.W.Xu, Li Bing Zhang & W.B.Liao
Hymenasplenium hoffmannii (Hieron.) L.Regalado & Prada
Hymenasplenium hondoense (N.Murak. & Hatan.) Nakaike
Hymenasplenium hovenkampii K.W.Xu & Li Bing Zhang
Hymenasplenium ikenoi (Makino) Viane
Hymenasplenium inthanonense N.Murak. & J.Yokoy.
Hymenasplenium kenyense Li Bing Zhang, K.W.Xu & Kamau
Hymenasplenium kinabaluense Li Bing Zhang & K.W.Xu
Hymenasplenium laetum (Sw.) L.Regalado & Prada
Hymenasplenium latedens (Ching) Viane & S.Y.Dong
Hymenasplenium laterepens N.Murak. & X.Cheng ex Y.Fen Chang & K.Hori
Hymenasplenium madagascariense Li Bing Zhang, W.B.Liao & K.W.Xu
Hymenasplenium murakami-hatanakae Nakaike
Hymenasplenium neocaledonicum Li Bing Zhang & K.W.Xu
Hymenasplenium ngheanense Li Bing Zhang, K.W.Xu & N.T.Lu
Hymenasplenium nigricostatum Li Bing Zhang & K.W.Xu
Hymenasplenium obliquissimum (Hayata) Sugim.
Hymenasplenium obscurum (Blume) Tagawa
Hymenasplenium obtusidentatum Y.Fen Chang & G.Cheng Zhang
Hymenasplenium obtusifolium (L.) L.Regalado & Prada
Hymenasplenium ofeliae (Salgado) Barcelona & Pelser
Hymenasplenium oligosorum Li Bing Zhang, K.W.Xu & Lorence
Hymenasplenium ortegae (N.Murak. & R.C.Moran) L.Regalado & Prada
Hymenasplenium perriei Li Bing Zhang & K.W.Xu
Hymenasplenium phamhoanghoi Li Bing Zhang, K.W.Xu & T.T.Luong
Hymenasplenium praestans (Copel.) Testo, Riibe & Sundue
Hymenasplenium pseudobscurum Viane
Hymenasplenium pubirhizoma (Ching & Z.Y.Liu) K.W.Xu & Li Bing Zhang
Hymenasplenium purpurascens (Mett.) L.Regalado & Prada
Hymenasplenium quangnamense Li Bing Zhang, K.W.Xu & Liang Zhang
Hymenasplenium queenslandicum Li Bing Zhang & K.W.Xu
Hymenasplenium quercicola (Ching) Viane & S.Y.Dong
Hymenasplenium repandulum (Kunze) L.Regalado & Prada
Hymenasplenium riparium (Liebm.) L.Regalado & Prada
Hymenasplenium rivulare (Fraser-Jenk.) Viane & S.Y.Dong
Hymenasplenium sabahense Li Bing Zhang, K.W.Xu & C.W.Chen
Hymenasplenium samoaense Li Bing Zhang, K.W.Xu & K.R.Wood
Hymenasplenium sinense K.W.Xu, Li Bing Zhang & W.B.Liao
Hymenasplenium solomonense Li Bing Zhang & K.W.Xu
Hymenasplenium speluncicola Li Bing Zhang, K.W.Xu & H.He
Hymenasplenium subnormale (Copel.) Nakaike
Hymenasplenium szechuanense (Ching) Viane & S.Y.Dong
Hymenasplenium tholiforme Liang Zhang, W.B.Ju & K.W.Xu
Hybrids
Phylogeny
Phylogeny from Fern Tree of Life[ 5] [ 6]
Hymenasplenium
H. delitescens (Maxon) Regalado & Prada
H. hoffmannii (Hieronymus) Regalado & Prada
H. laetum (Swartz) Regalado & Prada
H. praestans (Copeland) Testo, Riibe & Sundue
H. triquetrum (N.Murak. & Moran) Regalado & Prada
H. riparium (Liebmann) Regalado & Prada
H. volubile (N.Murak. & Moran) Regalado & Prada
H. phamhoanghoi Zhang, Xu & Luong
H. excisum (Presl) S.Linds. 2009 (Scalloped spleenwort)
H. obscurum (Blume) Tagawa
H. tholiforme Zhang, Ju & Xu
H. pseudobscurum Viane
H. obtusidentatum Chang & Zhang
H. cheilosorum
H. amoenum (Presl ex Mettenius) Ranil
H. filipes (Copeland) Sugim.
H. obliquissimum (Hayata) Sugim.
H. szechuanense (Ching) Viane & Dong
H. furfuraceum (Ching) Viane & Dong
H. latidens (Ching) Viane & Dong
H. quercicola (Ching) Viane & Dong
H. subnormale (Copeland) Nakaike
H. wildii (Bail.) Ohlsen
H. distans Zhang, Xu & Zhang
H. apogamum (N.Murak. & Hatan.) Nakaike
H. ngheanense Zhang, Xu & Lu
H. laterepens N.Murak. & Cheng ex Chang & Hori
H. unilaterale (Lam.) Hayata
H. cardiophyllum (Hance) Nakaike
H. quangnamense Zhang, Xu & Zhang
H. hastifolium Xu, Zhang & Liao
H. pubirhizoma (Ching & Liu) Xu & Zhang
H. chingii Xu, Zhang & Liao
H. wangpeishanii Zhang & Xu
H. hondoense (N.Murak. & Hatan.) Nakaike
H. speluncicola Zhang, Xu & He
References
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