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Mildella
Sign in to saveMildella is a genus of ferns in the subfamily Cheilanthoideae of the family Pteridaceae. Species are native to Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassPolypodiopsida
- OrderPolypodiales
- FamilyPteridaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 19
- With media
- 11
- Family
- Pteridaceae
- Collections
- IBUNAM, US, NY, NHMUK, LFCC, UF
- Recorded in
- Mexico, El Salvador, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Taiwan
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Mildella is a genus of ferns in the subfamily Cheilanthoideae of the family Pteridaceae. Species are native to Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean.
==Species== The Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I) placed seven species in the genus, although recognizing that the genus was then not monophyletic, since the New and Old World species belonged in different clades. , the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World placed only two New World species in the genus: Mildella fallax (M.Martens & Galeotti) G.L.Nesom Mildella intramarginalis (Kaulf. ex Link) Trevis.
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