Elaphoglossum
Elaphoglossum is a genus of ferns in the family Dryopteridaceae, subfamily Elaphoglossoideae, in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I).
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GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassPolypodiopsida
- OrderPolypodiales
- FamilyDryopteridaceae
Native toAmsterdam-St.Paul Is., Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Assam, Azores, Belize, Bismarck Archipelago, Bolivia, Borneo, Brazil North
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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.