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Blechnaceae is a family of nine genera and between 240-260 species of fern
Fern

A fern is any one of a group of about 20,000 species of plants classified in the phylum or division Pteridophyta, also known as Filicophyta....
s, with a cosmopolitan distribution
Cosmopolitan distribution

In biogeography, a biological category of living things is said to have cosmopolitan distribution if this category can be found almost anywhere around the world....
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Most are ground dwelling, some are climbers, such as Stenochlaena
Stenochlaena

Stenochlaena is a genus of fern in family Blechnaceae. It includesStenochlaena hainanensis, Ching & P.S.Chiu.Other species of Stenochlaena are common as climbing ferns in South-East Asian rainforests....
. A characteristic feature of many species is that the young opening frond
Frond

A frond is a large leaf with many divisions to it, and the term is typically used for the leaves of Arecaceaes, ferns or cycads. A frond is the leaf- like structure of a fern or alga....
s are usually tinged with red.

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Blechnaceae is a family of nine genera and between 240-260 species of fern
Fern

A fern is any one of a group of about 20,000 species of plants classified in the phylum or division Pteridophyta, also known as Filicophyta....
s, with a cosmopolitan distribution
Cosmopolitan distribution

In biogeography, a biological category of living things is said to have cosmopolitan distribution if this category can be found almost anywhere around the world....
.

Most are ground dwelling, some are climbers, such as Stenochlaena
Stenochlaena

Stenochlaena is a genus of fern in family Blechnaceae. It includesStenochlaena hainanensis, Ching & P.S.Chiu.Other species of Stenochlaena are common as climbing ferns in South-East Asian rainforests....
. A characteristic feature of many species is that the young opening frond
Frond

A frond is a large leaf with many divisions to it, and the term is typically used for the leaves of Arecaceaes, ferns or cycads. A frond is the leaf- like structure of a fern or alga....
s are usually tinged with red.

Genera
  • Blechnum
    Blechnum

    Blechnum is a genus of between 150-220 species of ferns in the family Blechnaceae, with a cosmopolitan distribution. By far the greatest species diversity is in tropical regions of the Southern Hemisphere, with only a few species reaching cool temperate latitudes in the Southern Hemisphere and Northern Hemisphere ....
     L. (hard ferns)
  • Brainea J. Sm.
  • Doodia R. Br.
  • Pteridoblechnum Hennipman
  • Sadleria
    Sadleria

    Sadleria is a genus of six species of ferns in the family Blechnaceae, all endemism to Hawaii.Species*Sadleria cyatheoides Kaulf. *Sadleria pallida Hook....
     Kaulf.
  • Salpichlaena
    Salpichlaena

    Salpichlaena is a genus containing two species of fern in the family Blechnaceae. The genus is endemic to Central America and South America....
     J. Sm.
  • Steenisioblechnum Hennipman
  • Stenochlaena
    Stenochlaena

    Stenochlaena is a genus of fern in family Blechnaceae. It includesStenochlaena hainanensis, Ching & P.S.Chiu.Other species of Stenochlaena are common as climbing ferns in South-East Asian rainforests....
     J. Sm.
  • Woodwardia
    Woodwardia

    Woodwardia is a genus of 14-20 species of ferns in the family Blechnaceae, native to warm temperate and subtropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere....
     Sm. (syn. Lorinseria C.Presl; chain ferns)