Platycerioideae
Subfamily of ferns
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Platycerioideae is a small subfamily of the fern family Polypodiaceae in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I).[1] The subfamily is also treated as the tribe Platycerieae within a very broadly defined family Polypodiaceae sensu lato.[2]
| Platycerioideae | |
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| Platycerium bifurcatum - Australian National Botanical Gardens, Canberra | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Suborder: | Polypodiineae |
| Family: | Polypodiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Platycerioideae B.K.Nayar |
| Genera | |
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See text. | |
Two genera are recognized in PPG I:[1]
- Platycerium Desv.
- Pyrrosia Mirb.
In 2017, Pyrrosia was found to be paraphyletic and three species were transferred to the new genus Hovenkampia to remedy this.[3]