Saccoloma is a fern genus in family Saccolomataceae.[2][3] It is the only genus in the family in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I), but further investigation is needed.[2] It is pantropical and its species are found in wet, shaded forest areas.[4] Saccoloma species are characterized by an omega-shaped (Ω) vascular bundle in the cross-sections of their petioles.[5][6] The common name soralpouch fern is used for Saccoloma.[7]
Saccoloma includes Orthiopteris in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I), with a total of 18 species.[2] As of August 2019, Plants of the World Online accepts the following species (which may be based on a wider circumscription of the genus). Synonyms are taken from the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World.[8]
S. galeottii (Fée) A.Rojas
S. sunduei A.Rojas
S. campylurum (Kunze) Mett. (syn. Orthiopteris campylura (Kunze) Copel.; Saccoloma caudatum Copel.; Saccoloma kingii (Bedd.) G.B.Nair)
S. ferulaceum (T.Moore) R.M.Tryon & A.F.Tryon (syn. Orthiopteris ferulacea (T. Moore) Copel.)
S. domingense (Spr.) Prantl
S. elegans Kaulf. (syn. Saccoloma chartaceum G.B.Nair)
S. inaequale (Kunze) Mett.
S. brasiliense (C.Presl) Mett.
S. nigrescens (Mett.) A.Rojas
Other species include:
Saccoloma is a fern genus in family Saccolomataceae. It is the only genus in the family in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I), but further investigation is needed. It is pantropical and its species are found in wet, shaded forest areas. Saccoloma species are characterized by an omega-shaped (Ω) vascular bundle in the cross-sections of their petioles. The common name soralpouch fern is used for Saccoloma.
