''Pterozonium'' 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
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 ...
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 mainly found in north-western South America, as well as ]Costa Rica
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Species
, ''Plants of the World Online
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'' and the ''Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World'' recognized the following species:[
*'' Pterozonium brevifrons'' (A.C.Sm.) Lellinger
*'' Pterozonium cyclophyllum'' Diels
*'' Pterozonium cyclosorum'' A.C.Sm.
*'' Pterozonium elaphoglossoides'' (Baker ex Thurn) Lellinger
*'' Pterozonium lineare'' Lellinger
*'' Pterozonium maguirei'' Lellinger
*'' Pterozonium paraphysatum'' (A.C.Sm.) Lellinger
*'' Pterozonium reniforme'' (Mart.) Fée
*'' Pterozonium retroflexum'' Mickel
*'' Pterozonium scopulinum'' Lellinger
*'' Pterozonium spectabile'' Maxon & A.C.Sm.
*'' Pterozonium steyermarkii'' Vareschi
*'' Pterozonium tatei'' A.C.Sm.
*'' Pterozonium terrestre'' Lellinger
]
References
Pteridaceae
Fern genera
Taxa named by Antoine Laurent Apollinaire Fée
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