Polypodiaceae
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Noun | 1. | Polypodiaceae - ferns: a large family that in some classification systems has been subdivided into several families (including Aspleniaceae and Blechnaceae and Davalliaceae and Dennstaedtiaceae and Dryopteridaceae and Oleandraceae and Pteridaceae) fern family - families of ferns and fern allies genus Polypodium, Polypodium - a genus of ferns belonging to the family Polypodiaceae and having rounded naked sori Aglaomorpha, genus Aglaomorpha - epiphytic ferns of tropical Asia Campyloneurum, genus Campyloneurum - epiphytic ferns of tropical America Drymoglossum, genus Drymoglossum - epiphytic ferns of Madagascar to tropical Asia and New Guinea Drynaria, genus Drynaria - large robust epiphytic ferns of tropical forest and scrub; Africa and Asia and Australia genus Lecanopteris - epiphytic ferns of southeastern Asia to New Guinea genus Microgramma, Microgramma - epiphytic ferns of tropical America and Africa genus Microsorium, Microsorium - tropical usually epiphytic ferns; Africa to Asia and Polynesia to Australia genus Phlebodium, Phlebodium - chiefly epiphytic tropical ferns with free veins bearing sori genus Platycerium, Platycerium - often epiphytic tropical Old World ferns genus Pyrrosia, Pyrrosia - epiphytic or lithophytic or terrestrial ferns of tropical Old World genus Solanopteris, Solanopteris - tropical American epiphytic ferns having rhizomes with tubers and roots as well as scales Cyclophorus, genus Cyclophorus - tropical Old World ferns having closely crowded circular sori and no indusia Ceterach, genus Ceterach - small genus of Old World ferns; superseded in some classification systems which place plants of this genus in e.g. genera Asplenium and Pleurosorus genus Phyllitis, genus Scolopendrium, Phyllitis - a genus of ferns belonging to the family Polypodiaceae (in some classification systems included in genus Asplenium) |
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