''Pterozonium'' 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
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
Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America. It borders Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, as well as Maritime bo ...
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Species
, ''Plants of the World Online
Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online taxonomic database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
History
Following the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew launched Plants of the World Online i ...
'' and the ''Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World'' recognized the following species:[
Other species:
*'' P. cyclophyllum'' Diels
*'' P. elaphoglossoides'' (Baker ex Thurn) Lellinger
*'' P. lineare'' Lellinger
*'' P. maguirei'' Lellinger
*'' P. paraphysatum'' (A.C.Sm.) Lellinger
*'' P. retroflexum'' Mickel
*'' P. scopulinum'' Lellinger
*'' P. spectabile'' Maxon & A.C.Sm.
*'' P. steyermarkii'' Vareschi
*'' P. tatei'' A.C.Sm.
*'' P. terrestre'' Lellinger
]
References
Pteridaceae
Fern genera
Taxa named by Antoine Laurent Apollinaire Fée
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