also fertile hosts to a large number of water-borne fungi. Classification Basket ferns are classified under the subfamily Drynarioideae of the family Polypodiaceae. Species belonging to Aglaomorpha were once classified under the genus Polypodium (rockcap ferns), under the subgenus Aglaomorpha. Species The following is the list of accepted species according to the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World : Aglaomorpha baronii (Diels) Hovenkamp & S. Linds. Aglaomorpha bonii (Christ) Hovenkamp & S. Linds. Aglaomorpha brooksii Copel. Aglaomorpha cornucopia (Copel.) M. C. Roos Aglaomorpha coronans (Wall. ex Mett.) Copel. Aglaomorpha delavayi (Christ) Hovenkamp & S. Linds. Aglaomorpha descensa (Copel.) Hovenkamp & S. Linds. Aglaomorpha drynarioides (Hook.) M. C. Roos Aglaomorpha × dumicola (Bostock) comb. ined. Aglaomorpha fortunei (Kunze ex Mett.) Hovenkamp & S. Linds. Aglaomorpha heraclea (Kunze) Copel. Aglaomorpha hieronymi (Brause) Copel. Aglaomorpha involuta (Alderw.) Hovenkamp & S. Linds. Aglaomorpha latipinna (C. Chr.) M. C. Roos Aglaomorpha laurentii (Christ ex De Wild. & Durand) Hovenkamp & S. Linds. Aglaomorpha meeboldii (Rosenst.) comb. ined. Aglaomorpha meyeniana Schott Aglaomorpha mollis (Bedd.) Hovenkamp & S. Linds. Aglaomorpha nectarifera (Becc. ex Baker) M. C. Roos Aglaomorpha novoguineensis (Brause) C. Chr. Aglaomorpha parishii (Bedd.) Hovenkamp & S. Linds. Aglaomorpha parkinsonii (Baker) Parris & M. C. Roos Aglaomorpha pilosa (J. Sm. ex Kunze) Copel. Aglaomorpha pleuridioides (Mett.) Hovenkamp & S. Linds. Aglaomorpha propinqua (Wall. ex Mett.) Hovenkamp & S. Linds. Aglaomorpha quercifolia (L.) Hovenkamp & S. Linds. Aglaomorpha rigidula (Sw.) Hovenkamp & S. Linds. Aglaomorpha sagitta (Christ) Hovenkamp & S. Linds. Aglaomorpha sparsisora (Desv.) Hovenkamp & S. Linds. Aglaomorpha speciosa (Blume) M. C. Roos Aglaomorpha splendens (J. Sm.) Copel. Aglaomorpha tricuspis (Hook.) Hovenkamp & S. Linds. Aglaomorpha volkensii (Hieron.) Hovenkamp & S. Linds. Aglaomorpha willdenowii (Bory) Hovenkamp & S. Linds. Traditional medicine Extracts from the rhizomes of some Aglaomorpha species are used extensively in traditional medicine. In China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, and Laos, the rhizomes of gu-sui-bu, Aglaomorpha fortunei (more frequently cited by Asian authors by its illegitimate synonym Drynaria fortunei), are commonly used to treat bone injuries. Its common name literally means "mender of shattered bones" in Chinese. Another species, the oak-leaf fern (Aglaomorpha quercifolia) is used similarly in South Asia and Maritime Southeast Asia. Conservation Species of Aglaomorpha commonly used in traditional medicine like A. roosii and A. quercifolia are in danger of being overexploited. None of the species are currently cultivated for the alternative medicine industry. Aglaomorpha are also considered endangered in