Struthiopteris is a genus of ferns belonging to the family Blechnaceae, subfamily Blechnoideae.
Species
In the circumscription used in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I), the genus contains five species. The Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World places three of these species in the genus Spicantopsis.
- Struthiopteris amabilis <small>(Makino) Ching</small> (syn. Blechnum amabile <small>Makino</small>) = Spicantopsis amabilis <small>(Makino) Nakai</small>
- Struthiopteris castanea <small>(Makino & Nemoto) Nakai</small> (syns Lomaria castanea <small>Makino</small>, Blechnum castaneum <small>Makino & Nemoto</small>)
- Struthiopteris fallax <small>(Lange) S.Molino, Gabriel y Galán & Wasowicz</small>
- Struthiopteris hancockii <small>(Hance) Tagawa</small> (syn. Blechnum hancockii <small>Hance</small>) = Spicantopsis hancockii <small>(Hance) Masam.</small>
- Struthiopteris niponica <small>(Kunze) Nakai</small> (syns Lomaria niponica <small>Kunze</small>, Blechnum niponicum <small>Makino</small>) = Spicantopsis niponica <small>(Kunze) Nakai</small>
- Struthiopteris spicant <small>(L.) F.W.Weiss</small> (syns Osmunda spicant <small>L.</small>, Blechnum spicant <small>(L.) Sm.</small>)
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