Pteridophytes
Psilophytopsida Psilotopsida Lycopsida Sphenopida Pteropsida
Psilophytales Psilotales
1 . Protolepidodendrales 2. Lycopodiales
3. Lepidodendrales
4. Isoetales 5. Selaginellales
1. Hyeniales 2. Sphenophyllales 3. Calamitales 4. Equisetales
Primofilices Eusporangiatae Osmundidae Leptosporangiatae
Osmundales
1. Cladoxylales 2. Coenopteridales
1. Marattiales 2. Ophioglossales
1. Filicales 2. Marsileales 3. Salviniales
Fig. 5.2 An outline of classification of Pteridophyta [Reimers (1954) and Sporne (1966)].