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Dwarf Polypody

Xiphopteris

Family
Polypodiaceae (Polypody fern family)
Grows as
Fern

About

Xiphopteris is a defunct genus of ferns in the family Polypodiaceae. The name is derived from two Greek words: xiphos, "sword", and pteris, "fern".

The name "Xiphopteris" can no longer be used because its type species, Xiphopteris serrulata has been transferred to Cochlidium. Because Xiphopteris is polyphyletic, some of its species were not transferred to Cochlidium with the type species. For these, the name Xiphopteris has been used provisionally, pending their reassignment to other genera.

Other Grammitis plants

Grammitis basalis · Grammitis diminuta · Grammitis nudicarpa · Grammitis stenophylla · Grammitis wattsii · Dwarf polypody · Enterosora

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Xiphopteris by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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