Cosentinia
Sign in to saveCosentinia is a genus of ferns in the subfamily Pteridoideae of the family Pteridaceae with a single species Cosentinia vellea. Its native distribution ranges from the Canary Islands through Europe, northern Africa and Western Asia to the west Himalayas in the Indian subcontinent.
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- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassPolypodiopsida
- OrderPolypodiales
- FamilyPteridaceae
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Cosentinia is a genus of ferns in the subfamily Pteridoideae of the family Pteridaceae with a single species Cosentinia vellea. Its native distribution ranges from the Canary Islands through Europe, northern Africa and Western Asia to the west Himalayas in the Indian subcontinent.
==Subspecies== , the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World recognized two subspecies: Cosentinia vellea subsp. bivalens (Reichstein) Rivas Mart. & Salvo Cosentinia vellea subsp. ×rivas-martinezii Amp.Castillo & Salvo Cosentinia vellea subsp. vellea (Aiton) Tod.