Pyrrosia is a genus of about 100 fern species in the polypod family, Polypodiaceae.[2] Like other species in Polypodiaceae, the species of Pyrrosia are generally epiphytic on trees or rocks, a few species are terrestrial. The Latin name of Pyrrosia comes from the Greek pyrrhos (red), which refers to its leaves that are red due to the sporangia.

Pyrrosia
Pyrrosia piloselloides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Polypodiineae
Family: Polypodiaceae
Subfamily: Platycerioideae
Genus: Pyrrosia
Mirb.
Species

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Synonyms[1]
  • Apalophlebia C.Presl
  • Candollea Mirb.
  • Cyclophorus Desv.
  • Drymoglossum C.Presl
  • Galeoglossa C.Presl
  • Gyrosorium C.Presl
  • Neoniphopsis Nakai
  • Niphobolus Kaulf.
  • Niphopsis J.Sm.
  • Oetosis Kuntze
  • Polycampium C.Presl
  • Pteropsis Desv.
  • Saxiglossum Ching
  • Scytopteris C.Presl
  • Sphaerostichum C.Presl
  • Nesoris Raf.

Species list edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Pyrrosia Mirb.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2019-08-14
  2. ^ PPG I (2016). "A community-derived classification for extant lycophytes and ferns". Journal of Systematics and Evolution. 54 (6): 563–603. doi:10.1111/jse.12229. S2CID 39980610.