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Saccolomataceae
Sign in to saveSaccolomataceae is a family of ferns in the order Polypodiales with about 19 species. It has been formerly treated as part of the Dennstaedtiaceae, however it has been classified as its own family according to Smith et al. (2006) The genus Saccoloma has been classified to include Orthiopteris, but the phylogeny of the group not yet fully understood. The family includes a dozen known species.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Saccolomataceae is referenced by 156 other articles, and connects out to Pteridaceae, fern and Rhodophyta.
It sits within the topics Fern families, Monogeneric fern families and Polypodiales.
Its subject is documented across 15 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassPolypodiopsida
- OrderPolypodiales
- FamilySaccolomataceae
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- Saccoloma inaequale herbarium.jpg
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Encyclopedic overview
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Saccolomataceae is a family of ferns in the order Polypodiales with about 19 species. It has been formerly treated as part of the Dennstaedtiaceae, however it has been classified as its own family according to Smith et al. (2006) The genus Saccoloma has been classified to include Orthiopteris, but the phylogeny of the group not yet fully understood. The family includes a dozen known species.
== Description ==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Saccolomataceae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.