| Acrostichaceae | |
Acrostichaceae
| Frank | Syn. Pflanzenk. (ed. 2) 3: 1453, 1458 | 1877 |
| Actiniopteridaceae | |
Actiniopteridaceae
| Pic. Serm. | Webbia 17: 5 | 1962 |
| Adiantaceae | |
Adiantaceae
| Newman | Hist. Brit. Ferns 5 | 1840 |
| Antrophyaceae | |
Antrophyaceae
| Ching | Acta Phytoecol. Sin. 16(3): 11 | 1978 |
| Arthropteridaceae | |
Arthropteridaceae
| H.M. Liu, Hovenkamp & H. Schneid. | Taxon 62(4): 697 | 2013 |
| Aspidiaceae | * |
Aspidiaceae
| Frank | Syn. Pflanzenk. (ed. 2) 3: 1469 | 1877 |
| Aspleniaceae | ! |
Aspleniaceae
| Newman | Hist. Brit. Ferns 6 | 1840 |
| | |
Aspleniineae
| H. Schneid. & C.J. Rothf. | J. Syst. Evol. 54(6): 594 | 2016 |
| Athyriaceae | ! |
Athyriaceae
| Alston | Taxon 5: 25 | 1956 |
| Blechnaceae | ! |
Blechnaceae
| Newman | Hist. Brit. Ferns (ed. 2) 8 | 1844 |
| Bolbitidaceae | |
Bolbitidaceae
| Ching | Acta Phytotax. Sin. 16(4): 16 | 1978 |
| Ceratopteridaceae | |
Ceratopteridaceae
| Underw. | Native Ferns (ed. 6) 65, 78 | 1900 |
| Cheilanthaceae | |
Cheilanthaceae
| B.K. Nayar | Taxon 19(2): 233 | 1970 |
| Cheiropleuriaceae | |
Cheiropleuriaceae
| Nakai | Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 42(496): 210–213 | 1928 |
| Cryptogrammaceae | |
Cryptogrammaceae
| Pic. Serm. | Webbia 17: 299 | 1963 |
| Cystodiaceae | |
Cystodiaceae
| J.R. Croft | Kew Bull. 41(4): 797 | 1986 |
| Cystopteridaceae | ! |
Cystopteridaceae
| Shmakov | Turczaninowia 4: 60 | 2001 |
| Davalliaceae | ! |
Davalliaceae
| M.R. Schomb. ex A.B. Frank | Reis. Br.-Guiana 3: 883 | 1848 [1849] |
| Dennstaedtiaceae | ! |
Dennstaedtiaceae
| Lotsy | Vortr. Bot. Stammesgesch. 2: 655 | 1909 |
| | |
Dennstaedtiineae
| Schwartsb. & Hovenkamp | Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 54(6): 594 | 2016 |
| Desmophlebiaceae | |
Desmophlebiaceae
| Mynssen, A. Vasco, Sylvestre, R.C. Moran & Rouhan | Taxon 65(1): 26–27 | 2016 |
| Didymochlaenaceae | |
Didymochlaenaceae
| Ching ex Li Bing Zhang & Liang Zhang | Taxon 64(1): 34 | 2015 |
| Diplaziopsidaceae | ! |
Diplaziopsidaceae
| X.C. Zhang & Christenh. | Phytotaxa 19: 15 | 2011 |
| Drynariaceae | |
Drynariaceae
| Ching | Acta Phytotax. Sin. 16(4): 19–21 | 1978 |
| | |
Dryopteriales
| Shmakov | Turczaninowia 4: 66–67 | 2001 |
| Dryopteridaceae | ** |
Dryopteridaceae
| Ching | Acta Phytotax. Sin. 10(1): 1–2 | 1965 |
| Dryopteridaceae | !! |
Dryopteridaceae
| Herter | Revista Sudamer. Bot. 9(1): 15 | 1949 |
| Elaphoglossaceae | |
Elaphoglossaceae
| Pic. Serm. | Webbia 23: 209–210 | 1968 |
| Grammataceae | ** |
Grammataceae
| C. Presl | | |
| Grammitidaceae | ** |
Grammitidaceae
| Ching | Sunyatsenia 5: 264 | 1940 |
| Grammitidaceae | ! |
Grammitidaceae
| Newman | Hist. Brit. Ferns 7 | 1840 |
| Grammitidaceae | |
Grammitidaceae
| | Contr. New South Wales Natl. Herb. | |
| Gymnogrammitidaceae | |
Gymnogrammitidaceae
| Ching | Acta Phytotax. Sin. 11(1): 12–13 | 1966 |
| Hemidictyaceae | |
Hemidictyaceae
| Christenh. & H. Schneid. | Phytotaxa 28: 51 | 2011 |
| Hemionitidaceae | |
Hemionitidaceae
| Pic. Serm. | Webbia 21: 233 | 1970 |
| Hypodematiaceae | ! |
Hypodematiaceae
| Ching | Acta Phytotax. Sin. 13(1): 96 | 1975 |
| Hypolepidaceae | |
Hypolepidaceae
| Pic. Serm. | Webbia 24: 705 | 1970 |
| Lindsaeaceae | ! |
Lindsaeaceae
| C. Presl ex M.R. Schomb. | Reis. Br.-Guiana 3: 883, 1048 | 1848 [1849] |
| | |
Lindsaeineae
| Lehtonen & Tuomisto | Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 54(6): 594 | 2016 |
| Lomariopsidaceae | ! |
Lomariopsidaceae
| Alston | Taxon 5(2): 25 | 1956 |
| Lonchitidaceae | |
Lonchitidaceae
| Doweld | New Syllab. Pl. Fam 353 | 2006 |
| Loxogrammaceae | |
Loxogrammaceae
| Ching ex Pic. Serm. | Webbia 29: 11 | 1975 |
| Monachosoraceae | |
Monachosoraceae
| Ching | Acta Phytotax. Sin. 16(4): 17 | 1978 |
| Negripteridaceae | |
Negripteridaceae
| Pic. Serm. | Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital., n.s. 53: 160 | 1946 |
| Nephrolepidaceae | |
Nephrolepidaceae
| Pic. Serm. | Webbia 29(1): 8–11 | 1974 [1975] |
| Oleandraceae | ! |
Oleandraceae
| Ching ex Pic. Serm. | Webbia 20(2): 745 | 1965 |
| Onocleaceae | ! |
Onocleaceae
| Pic. Serm. | Webbia 24: 708 | 1970 |
| Parkeriaceae | *** |
Parkeriaceae
| Hook. | Exot. Fl. pl. 147 | 1825 |
| Peranemataceae | ! |
Peranemataceae
| Ching | Sunyatsenia 5: 246 | 1940 |
| Platyceriaceae | |
Platyceriaceae
| Ching | Sunyatsenia 5: | 1940 |
| Platyzomataceae | |
Platyzomataceae
| Nakai | Bull. Natl. Sci. Mus. Tokyo 29: 4 | 1950 |
| Pleurosoriopsidaceae | |
Pleurosoriopsidaceae
| Kurita & Ikebe ex Ching | Acta Phytotax. Sin. 16(4): 17 | 1978 |
| Polypodiaceae | ! |
Polypodiaceae
| J. Presl & C. Presl | Delic. Prag. 159 | 1822 |
| | |
Polypodiineae
| Bessey | Bot. High Schools 377 | 1880 |
| | |
Polypodiineae
| Dumort. | Anal. Fam. Pl. 67 | 1829 |
| Pteridaceae | ! |
Pteridaceae
| E.D.M. Kirchn. | Schul-Bot. 109 | 1831 |
| Pteridiaceae | |
Pteridiaceae
| Ching | Acta Phytotax. Sin. 13: 96 | 1975 |
| | |
Pteridineae
| J. Prado & Schuettp. | Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 54(6): 594 | 2016 |
| Pteridryaceae | ! |
Pteridryaceae
| Li Bing Zhang, X.M. Zhou, Liang Zhang & T.N. Lu | J. Syst. Evol. 56(2): 148–173 | 2018 |
| Rhachidosoraceae | ! |
Rhachidosoraceae
| X.C. Zhang | Phytotaxa 19: 16 | 2011 |
| Saccolomataceae | |
Saccolomataceae
| Doweld | Phytologia 90(3): 417 | 2008 |
| | |
Saccolomatineae
| Hovenkamp | Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 54(6): 594 | 2016 |
| Sinopteridaceae | * |
Sinopteridaceae
| Koidz. | Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 3: 50 | 1934 |
| Stenochlaenaceae | |
Stenochlaenaceae
| Ching | Acta Phytotax. Sin. 16(4): 18–19 | 1978 |
| Taenitidaceae | |
Taenitidaceae
| Pic. Serm. | Webbia 29: 1 | 1974 [1975] |
| Tectariaceae | ! |
Tectariaceae
| Panigrahi | J. Orissa Bot. Soc. 8: 41 | 1986 |
| Tectariaceae | ** |
Tectariaceae
| Lellinger | Amer. Fern J. 77: 102 | 1988 |
| Thelypteridaceae | ! |
Thelypteridaceae
| Ching ex Pic. Serm. | Webbia 24: 709 | 1970 |
| Vittariaceae | |
Vittariaceae
| Ching | Sunyatsenia 5(4): 210, 232 | 1940 |
| Woodsiaceae | ! |
Woodsiaceae
| Herter | Revista Sudamer. Bot. 9: 14 | 1949 |
| Woodsiaceae | ** |
Woodsiaceae
| Ching | Sunyatsenia 5: 245 | 1940 |