Platycerium

Translingual

Platycerium bifurcatum

Etymology

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Proper noun

Platycerium n

A taxonomic genus within the family Polypodiaceae – certain epiphytic ferns, called staghorn or elkhorn ferns.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Polypodiophytina - subphylum; Polypodiopsida - class; Polypodiidae - subclass; Polypodiales - order; Polypodiaceae - family; Platycerioideae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Platycerium andinum, Platycerium alcicorne, Platycerium bifurcatum, Platycerium coronarium, Platycerium elephantotis, Platycerium ellisii, Platycerium grande, Platycerium hillii, Platycerium holttumii, Platycerium madagascariense, Platycerium quadridichotomum, Platycerium ridleyi, Platycerium stemaria, Platycerium superbum, Platycerium veitchii, Platycerium wallichii, Platycerium wandae, Platycerium wilhelminae-reginae, Platycerium willinkii (species)

References

Platycerium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Platycerium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Platycerium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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