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Ctenopterella
Sign in to saveCtenopterella is a genus of ferns in the family Polypodiaceae, subfamily Grammitidoideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). It is known from Africa through southeast Asia and Oceania to Polynesia.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassPolypodiopsida
- OrderPolypodiales
- FamilyPolypodiaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 34
- With media
- 13
- Family
- Polypodiaceae
- Collections
- NY, VT, BPBM, MNHN, MEL, UF
- Recorded in
- Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Vanuatu, Nouvelle-CaléDonie, New Caledonia
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Encyclopedic overview
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Ctenopterella is a genus of ferns in the family Polypodiaceae, subfamily Grammitidoideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). It is known from Africa through southeast Asia and Oceania to Polynesia.
==Description== The rhizomes are dorsiventral (having upper and lower surfaces clearly distinct in appearance), and bear two rows of stipes, which sometimes have distinct joints where they attach. Distinct phyllopodia are present in some below the joint. The rhizome scales are brown, glabrous, and dull to glossy.
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