''Ormopteris'' is a genus of
fern
A fern (Polypodiopsida or Polypodiophyta ) is a member of a group of vascular plants (plants with xylem and phloem) that reproduce via spores and have neither seeds nor flowers. The polypodiophytes include all living pteridophytes except t ...
s in the subfamily
Cheilanthoideae
Cheilanthoideae is one of the five subfamilies of the fern family Pteridaceae. The subfamily is thought to be monophyletic, but some of the genera into which it has been divided are not, and the taxonomic status of many of its genera and species ...
of the family
Pteridaceae
Pteridaceae is a family of ferns in the order Polypodiales, including some 1150 known species in ca 45 genera (depending on taxonomic opinions), divided over five subfamilies. The family includes four groups of genera that are sometimes recogni ...
.
[ Species are native to ]Brazil
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and Venezuela
Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...
.[
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Species
, the ''Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World'' recognized the following species:[
*'']Ormopteris crenata
''Ormopteris'' is a genus of ferns in the subfamily Cheilanthoideae of the family Pteridaceae. Species are native to Brazil and Venezuela
Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivarian ...
'' (R.M.Tryon) Barbará
*''Ormopteris cymbiformis
''Ormopteris'' is a genus of ferns in the subfamily Cheilanthoideae of the family Pteridaceae. Species are native to Brazil and Venezuela.
Species
, the ''Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World'' recognized the following species:
*''Ormo ...
'' (J.Prado) Barbará
*''Ormopteris flavescens
''Ormopteris'' is a genus of ferns in the subfamily Cheilanthoideae of the family Pteridaceae. Species are native to Brazil and Venezuela.
Species
, the ''Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World'' recognized the following species:
*''Ormo ...
'' (Fée) Barbará
*''Ormopteris gleichenioides
''Ormopteris'' is a genus of ferns in the subfamily Cheilanthoideae of the family Pteridaceae. Species are native to Brazil and Venezuela.
Species
, the ''Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World'' recognized the following species:
*''Ormo ...
'' (Gardner) J.Sm.
*''Ormopteris pinnata
''Ormopteris'' is a genus of ferns in the subfamily Cheilanthoideae of the family Pteridaceae. Species are native to Brazil and Venezuela.
Species
, the ''Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World'' recognized the following species:
*''Ormo ...
'' (Kaulf.) Lellinger
*'' Ormopteris riedelii'' (Baker) Barbará
References
Pteridaceae
Fern genera
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