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Trachypteris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Division:	Polypodiophyta
Class:	Polypodiopsida
Order:	Polypodiales
Family:	Pteridaceae
Subfamily:	Cheilanthoideae
Genus:	Trachypteris André ex Christ
Species
See text.

Trachypteris is a small genus of ferns in the subfamily Cheilanthoideae of the family Pteridaceae. Three species are native to the tropical South America, one (Trachypteris drakeana) to Madagascar.

Species

As of December 2021, the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World recognized the following species:

• Trachypteris drakeana C.Chr.
• Trachypteris gilliana (Baker) Svenson
• Trachypteris induta (Maxon) R.M.Tryon & A.F.Tryon
• Trachypteris pinnata (Hook.f.) C.Chr.

References

1. ^ PPG I (2016), "A community-derived classification for extant lycophytes and ferns", Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 54 (6): 563–603, doi:10.1111/jse.12229, S2CID 39980610
2. ^ Hassler, Michael (5 December 2021), "Trachypteris", World Ferns. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World, 12.8, retrieved 2021-12-30

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