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Cochlidium

Cochlidium is a genus of ferns belonging to the family Polypodiaceae.

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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Polypodiineae
Family: Polypodiaceae
Subfamily: Grammitidoideae
Genus: Cochlidium
Kaulf.

Cochlidium is a genus of ferns belonging to the family Polypodiaceae.1

The species of this genus are found in America, Africa.1

Species

As of April 2025, the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World accepts the following seventeen species:2

  • Cochlidium acrosorum A.Rojas
  • Cochlidium attenuatum A.C.Sm.
  • Cochlidium connellii (Baker) A.C.Sm.
  • Cochlidium furcatum (Hook. & Grev.) C.Chr.
  • Cochlidium graminoides (Sw.) Kaulf.
  • Cochlidium jungens L.E.Bishop
  • Cochlidium linearifolium (Desv.) Maxon ex C.Chr.
  • Cochlidium nervatum A.Rojas
  • Cochlidium proctorii (Copel.) L.E.Bishop
  • Cochlidium pumilum (Massee ex C.Chr.) Stolze
  • Cochlidium repandum L.E.Bishop
  • Cochlidium rostratum (Hook.) Maxon ex C.Chr.
  • Cochlidium seminudum (Willd.) Maxon
  • Cochlidium serrulatum(Sw.) L.E.Bishop
  • Cochlidium tepuiense (A.C.Sm.) L.E.Bishop
  • Cochlidium wurdackii L.E.Bishop
References

References

  1. "Cochlidium Kaulf". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  2. Hassler, Michael. "Cochlidium". World Ferns. Retrieved 2025-04-20.