Family 35. Thelypteridaceae Pic.Serm., Webbia 24: 709 (1970).

5 or more genera

References: Smith (1986), Smith & Cranfill (2002), Yatabe et al. (2002).

Note:—Five genera ( Cyclosorus, Macrothelypteris, Phegopteris, Pseudophegopteris, Thelypteris) recognised by Smith (in Kramer & Green 1990) and several formally proposed genera were treated as subgenera in Cyclosorus and Thelypteris . The current understanding of the relationships within the family is limited and thus we employ a conservative approach with large genera concepts for species belonging to Cyclosorus and Thelypteris . Narrower genera concepts are discussed to be replaced these two large genera but the current evidence is insufficient to make final conclusions.