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Trachypteris (plant)

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Trachypteris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Pteridaceae
Subfamily: Cheilanthoideae
Genus: Trachypteris
André ex Christ[1]
Species

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Trachypteris is a small genus of ferns in the subfamily Cheilanthoideae of the family Pteridaceae.[1] Three species are native to the tropical South America, one (Trachypteris drakeana) to Madagascar.[2]

Species

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As of December 2021, the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World recognized the following species:[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b PPG I (2016), "A community-derived classification for extant lycophytes and ferns", Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 54 (6): 563–603, doi:10.1111/jse.12229, S2CID 39980610
  2. ^ a b Hassler, Michael (5 December 2021), "Trachypteris", World Ferns. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World, 12.8, retrieved 2021-12-30