Niphidium
Genus of ferns
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Niphidium is a genus of ferns in the family Polypodiaceae, subfamily Polypodioideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I).[3] They are native to tropical America.[1]
| Niphidium | |
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| Niphidium crassifolium in Panama | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Suborder: | Polypodiineae |
| Family: | Polypodiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Polypodioideae |
| Genus: | Niphidium J.Sm.[1][2] |
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Species
As of July 2025[update], Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World accepted the following eleven species:[1]
- Niphidium albopunctatissimum (J.Sm.) Lellinger
- Niphidium anocarpos (Kunze) Lellinger
- Niphidium carinatum Lellinger
- Niphidium crassifolium (L.) Lellinger
- Niphidium longifolium (Cav.) C.V.Morton & Lellinger
- Niphidium macbridei Lellinger
- Niphidium mortonianum Lellinger
- Niphidium nidulare (Rosenst.) Lellinger
- Niphidium oblanceolatum A.Rojas
- Niphidium rufosquamatum Lellinger
- Niphidium vittaria (Mett.) Lellinger
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