Christella
Christella is a genus of around 70-80 species of ferns in the subfamily Thelypteridoideae of the family Thelypteridaceae in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016. Other sources sink Christella into a very broadly defined genus Thelypteris. The genus was named after Konrad H. Christ, a Swiss botanist. The distribution of these plants is mostly in the tropics and sub tropical areas. An Australian example is C. dentata.
Species
, the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World accepted the following species:- Christella abrupta A.R.Sm.
- Christella acuminata Holttum
- Christella adenopelta Holttum
- Christella afzelii Holttum
- Christella albicaulis comb. ined.
- Christella altissima Holttum
- Christella appendiculata Holttum
- Christella arida Holttum
- Christella augescens Pic.Serm.
- Christella balansae Holttum
- Christella berroi Salino & A.R.Sm.
- Christella boninensis Holttum
- Christella boydiae Holttum
- Christella buchananii J.P.Roux
- Christella burmanica Holttum
- Christella burundensis Pic.Serm.
- Christella calcarea Glenny
- Christella callensii Holttum
- Christella calvescens Holttum
- Christella carolinensis Holttum
- Christella chaseana Holttum
- Christella clarkei Holttum
- Christella clivalis A.R.Sm.
- Christella connexa comb. ined.
- Christella conspersa Á.Löve & D.Löve
- Christella cretacea Á.Löve & D.Löve
- Christella crinipes Holttum
- Christella cyatheoides Holttum
- Christella darainensis Rakotondr.
- Christella dentata Brownsey & Jermy
- Christella distans Holttum
- Christella ensifera Holttum ex C.M.Kuo et al.
- Christella evoluta Holttum
- Christella friesii Holttum
- Christella fukienensis Holttum
- Christella goedenii comb. ined.
- Christella gretheri Holttum
- Christella guamensis Holttum
- Christella gueinziana Holttum
- Christella guineensis Holttum
- Christella gustavii Holttum
- Christella harveyi Holttum
- Christella hokouensis Holttum
- Christella jaculosa Holttum
- Christella kendujharensis S.K.Behera & S.K.Barik
- Christella lanosa Á.Löve & D.Löve
- Christella latipinna H.Lév.
- Christella lebeufii Holttum
- Christella meeboldii Holttum
- Christella microbasis Holttum
- Christella minima Holttum
- Christella modesta Holttum
- Christella moluccana M.Kato
- Christella multiauriculata Punetha
- Christella multifrons Holttum
- Christella namburensis Holttum
- Christella nana Holttum
- Christella normalis Holttum
- Christella oblancifolia comb. ined.
- Christella oligophylla Brade
- Christella ovata Á.Löve & D.Löve
- Christella pacifica Holttum
- Christella papilio Holttum
- Christella parasitica H.Lév.
- Christella patens Holttum
- Christella peekelii Holttum
- Christella perpubescens Holttum
- Christella prolixa Holttum
- Christella pseudogueinziana J.P.Roux
- Christella puberula Á.Löve & D.Löve
- Christella quadrangularis Holttum
- Christella rupicola Holttum
- Christella scaberula Holttum
- Christella schizotis A.R.Sm.
- Christella semisagittata Holttum
- Christella serra Holttum
- Christella subdentata Holttum
- Christella subelata Holttum
- Christella subjuncta Holttum
- Christella subpubescens Holttum
- Christella timorensis Holttum
- Christella tuerckheiimii comb. ined.
- Christella wailele D.D.Palmer