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Pleopeltis is a genus of ferns in the family Polypodiaceae, subfamily Polypodioideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). [2] The genus widely distributed in tropical regions of the world, and also north into temperate regions in eastern North America and eastern Asia .
Pleopeltis polypodioides has adapted to survive desiccation with the ability of its cell walls to deform and reform, without bursting or rupturing. It has been observed that dehydrins may allow the cell walls of the fern fronds and leaves to deform and reform in times of extreme drought followed by water exposure, due to large fluctuations in ...
Pleopeltis murorum is a species of fern in the family Polypodiaceae. It is native to parts of Central and Southern America (Costa Rica, Hispaniola, Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador). Under the synonym Polypodium mixtum , it was regarded as endemic to Ecuador and threatened by habitat loss .
Pleopeltis michauxiana, known as the resurrection fern, scaly polypody, and Gray's polypody, [3] [4] [5] is a species of epiphytic fern native to North America and Central America. [5] Pleopeltis michauxiana is found in the lower Midwest and Southeastern United States, Mexico, and Guatemala. [5] It is the most widespread epiphytic fern in North ...
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Polypodiaceae is a family of ferns.In the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I), the family includes around 65 genera and an estimated 1,650 species and is placed in the order Polypodiales, suborder Polypodiineae. [1]
Pleopeltis segregata is a species of fern in the family Polypodiaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador . Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests .
Microsorum scolopendria, synonym Phymatosorus scolopendria, [1] commonly called monarch fern, musk fern, maile-scented fern, breadfruit fern, or wart fern is a species of fern [2] [3] within the family Polypodiaceae. This fern grows in the wild in the Western Pacific rim from Australia to New Caledonia to Fiji and throughout the South Pacific ...