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Marattiaceae

Marattiaceae
Temporal range:
Angiopteris evecta frond
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Subclass: Marattiidae
Klinge[1]
Order: Marattiales
Link[1]
Family: Marattiaceae
Kaulf.[1]
Genera

See text.

Synonyms
  • Angiopteridaceae Fée ex Bommer
  • Christenseniaceae Ching
  • Danaeaceae Agardh
  • Kaulfussiaceae Campb.

Marattiaceae is the only family of extant (living) ferns in the order Marattiales.[1][2] In the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I), Marattiales is the only order in the subclass Marattiidae. The family has six genera and about 110 species.[1] Many are different in appearance from other ferns, having large fronds and fleshy rootstocks.

  1. ^ a b c d e Cite error: The named reference PPGI was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference SmitPryeSchuKora06 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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