Pyrrosia

Pyrrosia
Pyrrosia piloselloides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Polypodiineae
Family: Polypodiaceae
Subfamily: Platycerioideae
Genus: Pyrrosia
Mirb.
Species

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Synonyms[1]
  • Apalophlebia C.Presl
  • Candollea Mirb.
  • Cyclophorus Desv.
  • Drymoglossum C.Presl
  • Galeoglossa C.Presl
  • Gyrosorium C.Presl
  • Neoniphopsis Nakai
  • Niphobolus Kaulf.
  • Niphopsis J.Sm.
  • Oetosis Kuntze
  • Polycampium C.Presl
  • Pteropsis Desv.
  • Saxiglossum Ching
  • Scytopteris C.Presl
  • Sphaerostichum C.Presl
  • Nesoris Raf.
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Pyrrosia is a genus of about 100 fern species in the polypod family, Polypodiaceae.[2] Like other species in Polypodiaceae, the species of Pyrrosia are generally epiphytic on trees or rocks, a few species are terrestrial. The Latin name of Pyrrosia comes from the Greek pyrrhos (red), which refers to its leaves that are red due to the sporangia.

  1. ^ "Pyrrosia Mirb.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2019-08-14
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference PPGI was invoked but never defined (see the help page).