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Phlebodium

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Phlebodium
Phlebodium aureum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Division:
Pteridophyta
Class:
Pteridopsida
Order:
Polypodiales
(unranked):
Eupolypods I
Family:
Polypodiaceae
Genus:
Phlebodium

Species

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Phlebodium is a small genus of two to four species of ferns, native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas.[1][2][3] The genus is closely related to Polypodium, and the species were formerly included in that genus.[3]

They are epiphytic ferns, with a creeping, densely hairy or scaly rhizome bearing fronds at intervals along its length. The fronds are evergreen, persisting for 1–2 years, and are pinnatifid. The sori or groups of spore-cases (sporangia) are borne on the back of the frond.[2]

Species

Sources:[1][2][3]

References

  1. ^ a b Ferns of the World: Phlebodium
  2. ^ a b c Flora of North America: Phlebodium
  3. ^ a b c Germplasm Resources Information Network: Phlebodium
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