''Polytaenium'' is a genus of
fern
The ferns (Polypodiopsida or Polypodiophyta) are a group of vascular plants (plants with xylem and phloem) that reproduce via spores and have neither seeds nor flowers. They differ from mosses by being vascular, i.e., having specialized tissue ...
s in the subfamily
Vittarioideae
Vittarioideae is a subfamily of the fern family Pteridaceae, in the order Polypodiales. The subfamily includes the previous families Adiantaceae (adiantoids or maidenhair ferns) and Vittariaceae (vittarioids or shoestring ferns).
Description
The ...
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 ]Mexico
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...
and Southern America.[
]
Phylogeny
, the ''Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World'' recognized the following species:[
*''P. anetioides'' Benedict
*''P. dussianum'' Benedict
*''P. intramarginale'' (Baker ex Jenman) Alston
*''P. jenmanii'' Benedict
*''P. ophioglossoides'' (Lellinger) S.Linds.
*''P. quadriseriatum'' Benedict
*''P. urbani'' (Brause) Alain
]
References
Pteridaceae
Fern genera
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