Calymmodon is a genus of ferns in the family Polypodiaceae, subfamily Grammitidoideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I).[2] Its known range is Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Taiwan, Malesia, Australia, Micronesia and Polynesia.

Calymmodon
Calymmodon cucullatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Polypodiineae
Family: Polypodiaceae
Subfamily: Grammitidoideae
Genus: Calymmodon
C.Presl[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Plectopteris Fée

Species

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As of October 2025, the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World accepted the following sixty-four species:[1]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 Hassler, Michael. "Calymmodon". World Ferns. Retrieved 2025-10-18.
  2. PPG I (2016). "A community-derived classification for extant lycophytes and ferns". Journal of Systematics and Evolution. 54 (6): 563–603. doi:10.1111/jse.12229. S2CID 39980610.
  • Parris B. S. Grammitidaceae, Flora of Australia 48: 467 (1998).