Nephrolepis
Nephrolepis exaltata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Pteridophyta
Class:	Polypodiopsida
Order:	Polypodiales
(unranked):	Eupolypods I
Family:	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus:	Nephrolepis Schott, 1834
Species
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Nephrolepis is a genus of about 30 species of ferns in the family Nephrolepidaceae or Lomariopsidaceae (included in Davalliaceae in some classifications). Nephrolepidaceae is part of the eupolypods I clade of the order Polypodiales,^[1] in the class Polypodiopsida.^[2]

Selected species[link]

• Nephrolepis biserrata (Sw.) Schott. (syn. Aspidium bisseratum Sw., Aspidium acutum Schkuhr, Nephrolepis acuta (Schkuhr) C.Presl, Polypodium puctulatum Poir)
• Nephrolepis cordifolia (L.) C.Presl (syn. Polypodium cordifolium L., Nephrolepis tuberosa (Bory ex Willd.) C.Presl, Aspidium tuberosum Bory ex Willd.)
• Nephrolepis exaltata (L.) Schott (syn. Polypodium exaltatum L.)
• Nephrolepis multiflora (Roxb.) F.M.Jarret ex C.V.Morton (syn. Davallia multiflora Roxb.)
• Nephrolepis obliterata
• Nephrolepis pectinata (Willd.) Schott (syn. Aspidium pectinatum Willd.)
• Nephrolepis tuberosa

Some species of Nephrolepis are grown as ornamental plants. Nephrolepis exaltata and Nephrolepis obliterata are reported to be good plants for cleaning indoor air.^[3]

Some Nephrolepis spp. may prove to be a good source of new antimicrobial chemicals.^[4]

References[link]

Further reading[link]

• (English) Hennequin, S., Hovenkamp, P., Christenhusz, M.J.M. & Schneider, H. (2010) Phylogenetics and biogeography of Nephrolepis – a tale of old settlers and young tramps. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 164(2): 113–127. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2010.01076.x
• (Portuguese) Lorenzi, H. & Souza, M. S. (2001). Plantas Ornamentais no Brasil: arbustivas, herbáceas e trepadeiras. Plantarum ISBN 85-86714-12-7

External links[link]

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• Nephrolepis biserrata At: Nephrolepis At: Biodiversity Database At: Cook Islands Biodiversity Website