but molecular data supports inclusion of these taxa within a broad concept of Angiopteris.

Angiopteris is unique among ferns in having explosively dispersed spores, thought to be caused by the cavitation of an airspace between spore layers. The basal chromosome number for this genus is 2n=80. The type species is Angiopteris evecta.

Angiopteris evecta has been introduced and naturalized in Hawaii, Jamaica,

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