Syngramma

Syngramma
Syngramma lobbiana in Borneo
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Pteridaceae
Subfamily: Pteridoideae
Genus: Syngramma
J.Sm.[1]
Type species
Syngramma alismifolia
(Presl) Smith
Species

See text

Synonyms[2]
  • Callogramme Fée
  • Craspedodictyum Copel.
  • Toxopteris Trevis.
  • Trichiogramme Kuhn

Syngramma is a genus of ferns in the subfamily Pteridoideae of the family Pteridaceae.[3] Species are native to south-east tropical Asia and the Pacific.[1]

Phylogeny

As of July 2026, the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World recognized the following sixteen species:[1][2]

Phylogeny of Syngramma[4][5] Other species include:
Syngramma

S. borneensis (Hook.) J.Sm.

S. cartilagidens (Baker) Diels

S. alismifolia (C.Presl) J.Sm.

S. quinata (Hook.) Carruth.

S. valleculata (Baker) C.Chr.

S. lobbiana (Hook.) J.Sm.

S. wallichii (Hook.) Bedd.

  • S. alta Copel.
  • S. coriacea (Copel.) Holttum
  • S. dayi Bedd.
  • S. grandis (Copel.) C.Chr.
  • S. magnifica (Copel.) Holttum
  • S. minima Holttum
  • S. spathulata (C.Chr.) Holttum
  • S. trichophora Holttum
  • S. vittiformis (J.Sm.) J.Sm.

Plants of the World Online also includes the six species of Austrogramme within Syngramma, although not all of them have published combinations there.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Syngramma J.Sm.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2026-07-04
  2. 1 2 Hassler, Michael. "Syngramma". World Ferns. Retrieved 2026-07-04.
  3. ↑ 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
  4. ↑ Nitta, Joel H.; Schuettpelz, Eric; Ramírez-Barahona, Santiago; Iwasaki, Wataru; et al. (2022). "An Open and Continuously Updated Fern Tree of Life". Frontiers in Plant Science. 13 909768. doi:10.3389/fpls.2022.909768. PMC 9449725. PMID 36092417.
  5. ↑ "Tree viewer: interactive visualization of FTOL". FTOL v1.7.0 (GenBank release 261). 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2025.