Salviniaceae
Family of ferns / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Salviniaceae (/sælˌvɪniˈeɪsiˌiː/),[1][2] is a family of heterosporous ferns in the order Salviniales.[3] The Salviniaceae contain the two genera Azolla and Salvinia,[4] with about 20 known species in total.[5] The oldest records of the family date to the Late Cretaceous.[6] Azolla was previously placed in its own family, Azollaceae, but research has shown Azolla and Salvinia to be sister genera with the likely phylogenic relationship shown in the following diagram.[7]
Salviniales |
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Salviniaceae | |
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Salvinia natans | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Division: | Polypodiophyta |
Class: | Polypodiopsida |
Order: | Salviniales |
Family: | Salviniaceae Martinov |
Genera | |
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