Cheilanthoideae

Cheilanthoideae
Myriopteris parryi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Pteridaceae
Subfamily: Cheilanthoideae
W.C.Shieh
Genera

See text.

Synonyms

Cheilanthaceae B.K.Nayar

Cheilanthoideae is one of the five subfamilies of the fern family Pteridaceae.[1][2] The subfamily is understood to be monophyletic, but some of the genera as currently defined are not. Most species are xeric-adapted, and the subfamily is most diverse in dry areas.

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