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Elaphoglossum
Sign in to saveElaphoglossum is a genus of ferns in the family Dryopteridaceae, subfamily Elaphoglossoideae, in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I).
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassPolypodiopsida
- OrderPolypodiales
- FamilyDryopteridaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 7,087
- With media
- 4,230
- Family
- Dryopteridaceae
- Collections
- IEA-UAT, INECOL, UNICACH, UACH, UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, IIB-UV
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States, Guatemala
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- Elaphoglossum
- taxonomic type
- Elaphoglossum conforme
- taxon name
- Elaphoglossum
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Elaphoglossum is a genus of ferns in the family Dryopteridaceae, subfamily Elaphoglossoideae, in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I).
==Taxonomy== Elaphoglossum was first described in 1841 by John Smith, who attributed the name to Heinrich Schott. The name Elaphoglossum in botanical Latin means 'stag's tongue', in reference to the shape and texture of the leaf fronds.
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