''Trachypteris'' is a small 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 exce ...
s in the subfamily
Cheilanthoideae 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 ...
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[ Three species are native to the tropical South America, one ('' Trachypteris drakeana'') to ]Madagascar
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Species
, the ''Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World'' recognized the following species:[
*'' Trachypteris drakeana'' C.Chr.
*'' Trachypteris gilliana'' (Baker) Svenson
*'' Trachypteris induta'' (Maxon) R.M.Tryon & A.F.Tryon
*'' Trachypteris pinnata'' (Hook.f.) C.Chr.
]
References
Pteridaceae
Fern genera
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