Microsorum | |
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Microsorum pteropus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Pteridophyta |
Class: | Polypodiopsida/Pteridopsida (disputed) |
Order: | Polypodiales |
(unranked): | Eupolypods I |
Family: | Polypodiaceae |
Subfamily: | Microsoroideae |
Genus: |
Microsorum Link Hort. Berol. 1833 |
Species | |
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Microsorum is a genus of over fifty species of tropical ferns. Like most ferns, they grow from rhizomes, rather than roots. The genus name is often misspelled "Microsorium" or "Microsoreum". It includes some species that are lithophytic rheophytes.