and parts of Central America, where it has become an invasive weed in lower elevation drainages.

Taxonomy

The Smith et al. classification of 2006, based on molecular phylogeny, placed Angiopteris in Marattiaceae. Subsequent classifications have maintained this placement.

Species

Angiopteris taxonomy is poorly understood, with nearly 200 poorly defined species having been named, only a small handful of which are recognized in modern floras as of 10 2022.

Phylogeny

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