@article{fdi:010083982, title = {{N}ew insights into the diversity, taxonomy and history of the fern genus {T}richomanes ({H}ymenophyllaceae, {P}olypodiidae), with a focus on {A}frica and the western {I}ndian {O}cean}, author = {{D}ubuisson, {J}. {Y}. and {L}e {P}echon, {T}. and {H}ennequin, {S}. and {R}ouhan, {G}. and {S}alino, {A}. and {D}eblauwe, {V}. and {D}roissart, {V}incent and {T}uomisto, {H}. and {L}ehtonen, {S}. and {E}bihara, {A}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he filmy fern genus {T}richomanes mainly comprises {N}eotropical species and a few taxa in {A}frica and the western {I}ndian {O}cean. {T}he aim of this study is to infer the phylogenetic placement of all five {A}fro-{M}alagasy taxa in the genus and to investigate their history via an expanded and dated phylogenetic analysis including 39 species representing over half the diversity of the genus. {T}he results support the monophyly of {T}richomanes including all the sampled species attributed to the genus, but also suggest the inclusion of the species {A}brodictyum cellulosum, revealing a morphological diversity of the genus greater than what was traditionally recognized, and highlighting the importance of the campanulate sorus as a generic diagnostic character. {T}o accommodate those new phylogenetic results and morphological investigations, we describe a new subgenus {A}frotrichomanes grouping the {A}fro-{M}alagasy taxa (except {T}. crenatum). {T}he dated history of the genus among the trichomanoids suggests at least two origins for the {P}alaeotropical species. {A} recent {C}ainozoic colonization from the {N}eotropics towards {A}frica gave rise to the {W}est {A}frican taxon {T}. crenatum, and a possible {M}esozoic vicariance event gave rise to subgenus {A}frotrichomanes. {T}he low species diversity of the genus in the {A}fro-{M}alagasy region is discussed.}, keywords = {biogeography ; filmy ferns ; {N}eotropics ; phylogeny ; vicariance ; {AFRIQUE} ; {OCEAN} {INDIEN} ; {MADAGASCAR}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{B}otanical {J}ournal of the {L}innean {S}ociety}, volume = {198}, numero = {2}, pages = {215--239}, ISSN = {0024-4074}, year = {2022}, DOI = {10.1093/botlinnean/boab049}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010083982}, }