Polypodiidae

E854468
subclass of ferns taxonomic subclass

Polypodiidae is a large subclass of ferns that includes many familiar modern fern groups and encompasses a wide diversity of terrestrial and epiphytic species.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Polypodiopsida 2
Polypodiidae canonical 1
Polypodiophytina 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf subclass of ferns ⓘ
taxonomic subclass ⓘ
class Polypodiopsida NERFINISHED ⓘ
commonName polypod ferns (in broad sense) ⓘ
contains epiphytic fern species ⓘ
many modern fern lineages ⓘ
terrestrial fern species ⓘ
division Polypodiophyta NERFINISHED ⓘ
ecologicalRole canopy epiphytes ⓘ
contributors to forest humidity and microhabitats ⓘ
understory vegetation ⓘ
habitat epiphytic habitats ⓘ
temperate regions ⓘ
terrestrial environments ⓘ
tropical regions ⓘ
hasCharacteristic diverse growth forms ⓘ
megaphyllous leaves (fronds) ⓘ
sori often present on leaf undersides ⓘ
sporangia typically borne on fronds ⓘ
hasDiversity large number of species ⓘ
hasMember Cyatheales ⓘ
Gleicheniales NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hymenophyllales NERFINISHED ⓘ
Osmundales NERFINISHED ⓘ
Polypodiales NERFINISHED ⓘ
Salviniales NERFINISHED ⓘ
Schizaeales NERFINISHED ⓘ
higherClassification Euphyllophyta NERFINISHED ⓘ
Monilophytes NERFINISHED ⓘ
includes Aspleniaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ
Blechnaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ
Dryopteridaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ
Polypodiaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pteridaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ
Thelypteridaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ
many familiar fern families ⓘ
isA fern group ⓘ
kingdom Plantae ⓘ
lifeCycle alternation of generations ⓘ
namedAfter genus Polypodium ⓘ
photosyntheticOrganism true ⓘ
phylum Tracheophyta ⓘ
reproduction spores ⓘ
subdivision Polypodiophytina NERFINISHED ⓘ
taxonRank subclass ⓘ
timeRange primarily Mesozoic to Recent diversification ⓘ
vascularPlant true ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

Cyatheales → subclass → Polypodiidae ⓘ
Marattiopsida → subdivision → Polypodiidae ⓘ
this entity surface form: Polypodiophytina
Hemitelia smithii → class → Polypodiidae ⓘ
this entity surface form: Polypodiopsida
St Helena tree fern → class → Polypodiidae ⓘ
subject surface form: Dicksonia arborescens
this entity surface form: Polypodiopsida