Abstract Background and Aims Throughout the history of fern classification, familial and
generic concepts have been highly labile. Many classifications and evolutionary schemes …

A large body of evidence from molecular systematic studies has confirmed the charophytic
origin of land plants, and clarified monophyly of many lineages in charophytes and land …

Ferns are the second-most diverse lineage of vascular plants on Earth, yet the best-sampled
time-calibrated phylogeny of the group to date includes fewer than 5% of global diversity …

Throughout the history of the classification of extant ferns (monilophytes) and lycophytes,
familial and generic concepts have been in great flux. For the organisation of lycophytes and …

We present a revised classification for extant ferns, with emphasis on ordinal and familial
ranks, and a synopsis of included genera. Our classification reflects recently published …

The phylogenetic structure of ferns (= monilophytes) is explored here, with a special focus
on the early divergences among leptosporangiate lineages. Despite considerable progress …

Ferns, with about 12,000 species, are the second most diverse lineage of vascular plants
after angiosperms. They have been the subject of numerous molecular phylogenetic studies …

In an effort to obtain a solid and balanced approximation of global fern phylogeny to serve
as a tool for addressing large‐scale evolutionary questions, we assembled and analyzed …

The proto-oncogene product c-Myc has a direct role in both metazoan cell growth and
division,,,. RNA polymerase III (pol III) is involved in the generation of transfer RNA and 5S …

• Premise of the study: Understanding fern (monilophyte) phylogeny and its evolutionary
timescale is critical for broad investigations of the evolution of land plants, and for providing …