Polypodiaceae

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iPolypodiaceae
Pleopeltis polypodioides fronds on an oak limb
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Pteridophyta Class: Pteridopsida Order: Polypodiales Family: Polypodiaceae
Genera
Aglaomorpha Belvisia Campyloneurum Crypsinus Cyrtomium Dicranoglossum Drymogolossum Drynaria Goniophlebium Lepisorus Leptochilus Marginariopsis Microgramma Microphlebodium Microsorium Myrmecophila Neurodium Niphidium Pecluma Phlebodium Phymatodes Platycerium Pleopeltis Pleopodium Polypodium Polypodiodes Polypodiopteris Pseudocolysis Pyrrosia Solanopteris Thylacopteris many others

Polypodiaceae is a family of polypod ferns, which includes approximately 50 genera divided into several tribes containing around 1,000 species. Nearly all are epiphytes, but some are terrestrial.

Their stems range from erect to long-creeping. The fronds are entire, pinnatifid, or variously forked or pinnate. The petioles lack stipules. The scaly rhizomes are generally creeping in nature.

Polypodiaceae species are found in wet climates, most commonly in rain forests.

See also:

• Resurrection fern, Pleopeltis polypodioides
• Golden serpent fern, Phlebodium aureum

[edit] References

• Polypodiaceae (Polypody family)
• Australian National Herbarium entry for Polypodiaceae

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