Polypodiophyta

E47097

plant division taxonomic group vascular plant clade

Polypodiophyta is the botanical division comprising the true ferns, a large group of vascular, spore-producing plants with characteristic fronds and a worldwide distribution.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Polypodiophyta canonical	7
Polypodiopsida	5
Pteridophyta	4
Cyatheales	1
Monilophyta	1
Ophioglossopsida	1
Pteridophora	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	plant division ⓘ taxonomic group ⓘ vascular plant clade ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Polypodiophyta ⓘ surface form: Monilophyta Pteridophyta ⓘ
commonName	ferns ⓘ
dispersalUnit	spore ⓘ
distinguishedFrom	lycophytes ⓘ
distribution	cosmopolitan ⓘ worldwide ⓘ
diversity	large group of species ⓘ
doesNotProduce	flowers ⓘ fruits ⓘ seeds ⓘ
ecologicalRole	habitat for invertebrates ⓘ soil stabilization ⓘ understory vegetation ⓘ
evolvedFrom	early vascular plants ⓘ
fertilizationType	water-dependent ⓘ
fossilRecord	Paleozoic ⓘ
gametophyteType	prothallus ⓘ
habitat	aquatic ⓘ epiphytic ⓘ terrestrial ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	alternation of generations ⓘ fronds ⓘ megaphyllous leaves ⓘ
hasVascularTissue	phloem ⓘ xylem ⓘ
isA	vascular plant ⓘ
kingdom	Plantae ⓘ
leafType	circinate vernation (fiddleheads) in young fronds ⓘ
lifeCycleStage	dominant sporophyte generation ⓘ free-living gametophyte generation ⓘ
photosyntheticOrgan	frond ⓘ
reproductionType	spore-producing ⓘ
richestIn	tropical regions ⓘ
sporangiaType	eusporangiate in some lineages ⓘ leptosporangiate in most species ⓘ
subdivisionIncludes	Marattiopsida ⓘ Polypodiophyta self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Ophioglossopsida Polypodiophyta self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Polypodiopsida
taxonRank	division ⓘ
typicalSporangiaLocation	sori on underside of fronds ⓘ
uses	food in some cultures ⓘ ornamental plants ⓘ traditional medicine ⓘ

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Input

Subject: Polypodiophyta
Description of subject: Polypodiophyta is the botanical division comprising the true ferns, a large group of vascular, spore-producing plants with characteristic fronds and a worldwide distribution.

Referenced by (20)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

silver fern → division → Polypodiophyta ⓘ

silver fern → class → Polypodiophyta ⓘ

this entity surface form: Polypodiopsida

silver fern → order → Polypodiophyta ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cyatheales

Tracheophyta → superdivisionOf → Polypodiophyta ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pteridophyta

Tracheophyta → superdivisionOf → Polypodiophyta ⓘ

Polypodiophyta → alsoKnownAs → Polypodiophyta ⓘ

this entity surface form: Monilophyta

Polypodiophyta → subdivisionIncludes → Polypodiophyta self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Polypodiopsida

Polypodiophyta → subdivisionIncludes → Polypodiophyta self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ophioglossopsida

Cyatheaceae → division → Polypodiophyta ⓘ

Cyatheaceae → class → Polypodiophyta ⓘ

this entity surface form: Polypodiopsida

Spermatophyta → distinguishedFrom → Polypodiophyta ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pteridophyta

Cyathea → division → Polypodiophyta ⓘ

Cyathea → class → Polypodiophyta ⓘ

this entity surface form: Polypodiopsida

Paradisaeidae → hasGenus → Polypodiophyta ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pteridophora

Cyatheales → division → Polypodiophyta ⓘ

Cyatheales → class → Polypodiophyta ⓘ

this entity surface form: Polypodiopsida

Marattiopsida → division → Polypodiophyta ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pteridophyta

Hemitelia smithii → division → Polypodiophyta ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pteridophyta

St Helena tree fern → phylum → Polypodiophyta ⓘ

subject surface form: Dicksonia arborescens