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Pterozonium

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Pterozonium
Illustration of Pterozonium reniforme
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Pteridaceae
Subfamily: Pteridoideae
Genus: Pterozonium
Fée[1]
Type species
Pterozonium reniforme
(Mart.) Fée
Species

See text.

Synonyms
  • Syngrammatopsis Alston

Pterozonium is a genus of ferns in the subfamily Pteridoideae of the family Pteridaceae.[2] Species are mainly found in north-western South America, as well as Costa Rica.[1]

Species

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As of July 2026, Plants of the World Online and the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World recognized the following fourteen species:[1][3]

Phylogeny of Pterozonium[4][5]

P. reniforme (Mart.) Fée

P. brevifrons (Smith) Lellinger

P. cyclosorum Smith

Other species:

References

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  1. 1 2 3 "Pterozonium Fée", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2026-07-04
  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
  3. Hassler, Michael. "Pterozonium". World Ferns. Retrieved 2026-07-04.
  4. Nitta, Joel H.; Schuettpelz, Eric; Ramírez-Barahona, Santiago; Iwasaki, Wataru; et al. (2022). "An Open and Continuously Updated Fern Tree of Life". Frontiers in Plant Science. 13 909768. doi:10.3389/fpls.2022.909768. PMC 9449725. PMID 36092417.
  5. "Tree viewer: interactive visualization of FTOL". FTOL v1.4.0 [GenBank release 253]. 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2023.