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Nathan Smith
I am an amateur botanist working on the fern and lycophyte flora of Santa Catarina Island, in southern Brazil. I also study the taxonomy of the Brazil nut family (Lecythidaceae).
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To wrap up our special issue, we have a paper by Dave Barrington on polyploid fern biogeography. Dave provides insights on the last 50 years of this field, along with thoughts for future research. https://doi.org/10.1640/0002-8444-110.4.233
2Comprehensive genomic analyses with 115 plastomes from algae to seed plants: structure, gene contents, GC contents, and introns. http://dlvr.it/RrS06S
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Based on an estimate of 51 families worldwide. Total number of families on this website = 50.
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Based on an estimate of 337 genera worldwide. Total number of genera on this website = 280.
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Based on an estimate of 11,916 species worldwide. Total number of species on this website = 1271.