Rouxopteris

Rouxopteris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Gleicheniales
Family: Gleicheniaceae
Genus: Rouxopteris
Hong M.Liu

Rouxopteris is a genus of ferns in the family Gleicheniaceae. It includes three species native to eastern tropical Africa (Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda) and to the islands of Madagascar and Réunion in the western Indian Ocean.[1]

  • Rouxopteris boryi (Kunze) Hong M.Liu – Réunion
  • Rouxopteris elongata (Baker) L.V.Lima, Salino & T.E.Almeida – Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda
  • Rouxopteris madagascariensis (C.Chr.) L.V.Lima, Salino & T.E.Almeida – Madagascar and Réunion

References

  1. ^ "Rouxopteris Hong M.Liu". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 12 September 2025.