| Common Names - | Synonyms - |
| Authority - (R.Br.) C. Presl. | Total Number of genera - |
| Gymnosperm or Angiosperm? - Gymnosperm | Total Number of species - 125 |
| Plant forms - | |
| World Distribution - Tropical, warm & S. tropica areas. Fossils of this family go back a long way. | |
| Comments - Semi woody Ferns | |