''Pteris longifolia'', the longleaf brake
is a species 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 ...
in the
Pteridoideae
''Pteridoideae'' is one of the five subfamilies of the fern family Pteridaceae. This subfamily contains about 14 genera and around 400 species.
Taxonomy Phylogeny
The following diagram shows a likely phylogenic relationship between Pteridoideae ...
subfamily of the
Pteridaceae.
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References
longifolia
Plants described in 1753
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
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