Plagiogyria | |
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Plagiogyria egenolfioides | |
Scientific classification![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Division: | Polypodiophyta |
Class: | Polypodiopsida |
Order: | Cyatheales |
Family: | Plagiogyriaceae Bower |
Genus: | Plagiogyria (Kunze) Mett. |
Type species | |
Plagiogyria euphlebia (Kunze) Mettenius | |
Species | |
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Plagiogyria is a genus offerns, the only genus in familyPlagiogyriaceae in thePteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I).[1] Alternatively, the family may be treated as the subfamilyPlagiogyrioideae of a very broadly defined familyCyatheaceae,[2] the placement used for the genus inPlants of the World Online as of November 2019[update].[3]
Ferns of this genus present two kind of fronds, the fertile ones longer than the sterile. These ferns are found on forest soils inmountainous areas oftropical andsubtropical regions. Most are native to Asia; one is found in the Americas.[4]
As of November 2019[update],Plants of the World Online accepted the following species.[3] Phylogeny ofPlagiogyria[5][6]
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Other species include:
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