''Niphidium'' 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 family
Polypodiaceae
Polypodiaceae is a Family (biology), family of ferns. In the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I), the family includes around 65 genus, genera and an estimated 1,650 species and is placed in the order Polypodiales, suborder ...
, subfamily
Polypodioideae
Polypodioideae is a subfamily belonging to the fern family Polypodiaceae, which is a member of the suborder Polypodiineae in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). Alternatively, the subfamily may be treated as the ...
, according to the
Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group
The Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group (PPG) is an informal international group of systematic botanists who collaborate to establish on the classification of pteridophytes ( lycophytes and ferns) that reflects knowledge about plant relationships discove ...
classification of 2016 (PPG I).
[ They are native to tropical America.][
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Species
, ''Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World'' accepted the following eleven species:[
*'' Niphidium albopunctatissimum'' (J.Sm.) Lellinger
*'' Niphidium anocarpos'' (Kunze) Lellinger
*'' Niphidium carinatum'' Lellinger
*'' Niphidium crassifolium'' (L.) Lellinger
*'' Niphidium longifolium'' (Cav.) C.V.Morton & Lellinger
*'' Niphidium macbridei'' Lellinger
*'' Niphidium mortonianum'' Lellinger
*'' Niphidium nidulare'' (Rosenst.) Lellinger
*'' Niphidium oblanceolatum'' A.Rojas
*'' Niphidium rufosquamatum'' Lellinger
*'' Niphidium vittaria'' (Mett.) Lellinger
]
References
External links
''Niphidium'' species
Polypodiaceae
Fern genera
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