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Niphidium
Sign in to saveNiphidium is a genus of ferns in the family Polypodiaceae, subfamily Polypodioideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). They are native to tropical America.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassPolypodiopsida
- OrderPolypodiales
- FamilyPolypodiaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 236
- With media
- 206
- Family
- Polypodiaceae
- Collections
- INECOL, BRIT, WIS, NO, ASU, ANSP
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, Argentina, United States
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Polypodioideae
- Image
- Niphidium crassifolium - Wellesley College - DSC09771.JPG
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- Niphidium
- taxon common name
- graceful fern
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Niphidium is a genus of ferns in the family Polypodiaceae, subfamily Polypodioideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). They are native to tropical America.
== Species == , Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World accepted the following eleven species: Niphidium albopunctatissimum (J.Sm.) Lellinger Niphidium anocarpos (Kunze) Lellinger Niphidium carinatum Lellinger Niphidium crassifolium (L.) Lellinger Niphidium longifolium (Cav.) C.V.Morton & Lellinger Niphidium macbridei Lellinger Niphidium mortonianum Lellinger Niphidium nidulare (Rosenst.) Lellinger Niphidium oblanceolatum A.Rojas Niphidium rufosquamatum Lellinger Niphidium vittaria (Mett.) Lellinger
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