Marattiaceae
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Marattiaceae is the only family of extant (living) ferns in the order Marattiales.[1][2] In the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I), Marattiales is the only order in the subclass Marattiidae. The family has six genera and about 110 species.[1] Many are different in appearance from other ferns, having large fronds and fleshy rootstocks.
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Angiopteris evecta frond | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Division: | Polypodiophyta |
Class: | Polypodiopsida |
Subclass: | Marattiidae Klinge[1] |
Order: | Marattiales Link[1] |
Family: | Marattiaceae Kaulf.[1] |
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