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As classified in WFO snapshot

June 2025

latest classification for this taxon

genus

Woodwardia Sm.

This genus name was first published in Mém. Acad. Roy. Sci. (Turin) 5: 411 (1793)

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000040817.

Literature

Mém. Acad. Roy. Sci. (Turin) 5: 411. 1793

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Synonyms of Woodwardia

Name	Author	Protologue	Nomenclator	WFO link
Woodwardia sect. Chieniopteris	(Ching) Cranfill	Pteridol. New Millennium 45. 2003		wfo-3400004516
Chieniopteris	Ching	Acta Phytotax. Sin. 9(1): 37 (1964)		wfo-4000007850

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Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Woodwardia:

Name	Author	Protologue	WFO link
Woodwardia aspera	Fée	Mém. Foug., 5. Gen. Filic. : 207 (1852)	wfo-0000139474
Woodwardia blechnoides	Fée	Mém. Foug., 5. Gen. Filic. : 207 (1852)	wfo-0000139477
Woodwardia duriuscula	T.Moore	Gard. Chron. 1868: 1114 (1868)	wfo-0000139483
Woodwardia lunulata	Fée	Mém. Foug., 5. Gen. Filic. : 207 (1852)	wfo-0000139489