For a long time, the four species of
Calciphilopteris were included in the
polyphyletic genus
Doryopteris.
Molecular phylogenetic studies have shown that
Calciphilopteris is the most
basal clade in the
subfamily Cheilanthoideae. It is thus far removed from
Doryopteris palmata, the
type species of
Doryopteris.
Calciphilopteris was
described as a new genus in 2010. possibly derived from ancient Greek
chalix (χάλιξ) or derived from a word from a different Mediterranean language. The proper word in ancient Greek for "loving" is
philos (φίλος). == Species ==