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Scoliosorus

Scoliosorus is a genus of ferns in the subfamily Vittarioideae of the family Pteridaceae with a single species, Scoliosorus ensiformis. The species is native to Mexico and Central America.

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Scoliosorus
Scoliosorus ensiformis in Mexico
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Pteridaceae
Subfamily: Vittarioideae
Genus: Scoliosorus
T.Moore1
Type species
Scoliosorus ensiformis
(Hooker) Moore
Synonyms2

Genus:

  • Antrophyum (Scoliosorus) (Moore) Bened.

Species:

  • Antrophyum carnosum Liebm.
  • Antrophyum discoideum Liebm.
  • Antrophyum ensiforme Hook.
  • Antrophyum falcatum M.Martens & Galeotti
  • Antrophyum galeottii Fée
  • Dictyogramme ensiformis (Hook.) Trevis.
  • Polytaenium ensiforme (Hook.) Benedict

Scoliosorus is a genus of ferns in the subfamily Vittarioideae of the family Pteridaceae with a single species, Scoliosorus ensiformis.1 The species is native to Mexico and Central America.23

References

References

  1. PPG I (2016), "A community-derived classification for extant lycophytes and ferns", Journal of Systematics and Evolution, vol. 54, no. 6, pp. 563–603, doi:10.1111/jse.12229, S2CID 39980610
  2. Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (November 2019), "Scoliosorus", Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World, 8.11, retrieved 2019-12-30
  3. "Scoliosorus ensiformis T.Moore", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2019-12-30