Elaphoglossum | |
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Elaphoglossum crassifolium growing on Maui in the Hawaiian Islands | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Division: | Polypodiophyta |
Class: | Polypodiopsida |
Order: | Polypodiales |
Suborder: | Polypodiineae |
Family: | Dryopteridaceae |
Subfamily: | Elaphoglossoideae |
Genus: |
Elaphoglossum Schott ex J.Sm. [1] |
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Synonyms [2] | |
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Elaphoglossum is a genus of ferns in the family Dryopteridaceae, subfamily Elaphoglossoideae, in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). [3]
Elaphoglossum was first described in 1841 by John Smith, who attributed the name to Heinrich Schott. [1] The name Elaphoglossum in botanical Latin means 'stag's tongue', in reference to the shape and texture of the leaf fronds. [4]
The genus has a large number of species. The Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I) suggested there were about 600; Plants of the World Online and the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World both listed at least 730 as of January 2019 [update]. Species include:
Elaphoglossum | |
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Elaphoglossum crassifolium growing on Maui in the Hawaiian Islands | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Division: | Polypodiophyta |
Class: | Polypodiopsida |
Order: | Polypodiales |
Suborder: | Polypodiineae |
Family: | Dryopteridaceae |
Subfamily: | Elaphoglossoideae |
Genus: |
Elaphoglossum Schott ex J.Sm. [1] |
Species | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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Elaphoglossum is a genus of ferns in the family Dryopteridaceae, subfamily Elaphoglossoideae, in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). [3]
Elaphoglossum was first described in 1841 by John Smith, who attributed the name to Heinrich Schott. [1] The name Elaphoglossum in botanical Latin means 'stag's tongue', in reference to the shape and texture of the leaf fronds. [4]
The genus has a large number of species. The Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I) suggested there were about 600; Plants of the World Online and the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World both listed at least 730 as of January 2019 [update]. Species include: