Arthropteris
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Wikipedia links: Monilophytes > Polypodiales > Polypodiineae > Tectariaceae > Arthropteris
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Etymology:
Arthropteris is from the Greek, meaning "jointed fern", referring to the joint at the base of the petiole
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Native to Australia, Europe, Asia and Africa
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World: 12 to 21
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Taxonomy
Arthropteris is a small genus of ferns in family Tectariaceae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I)
It was previously placed in the families Oleandraceae or Davalliaceae
The type species is Arthropteris tenell
Species
As of February 2020, the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World recognized the following species:
Arthropteris altescandens
Arthropteris articulata
Arthropteris beckleri
Arthropteris boutoniana
Arthropteris cameroonensis
Arthropteris monocarpa
Arthropteris neocaledonica
Arthropteris orientalis
Arthropteris palisotii
Arthropteris parallela
Arthropteris paucivenia
Arthropteris submarginalis
Arthropteris tenella
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