Polypodiophyta

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Polypodiophyta is the botanical division comprising the true ferns, a large group of vascular, spore-producing plants with characteristic fronds and a worldwide distribution.

All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Polypodiophyta canonical 7
Polypodiopsida 5
Pteridophyta 4

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf plant division
taxonomic group
vascular plant clade
alsoKnownAs Monilophyta
linked to: Polypodiophyta

Pteridophyta
commonName ferns
dispersalUnit spore
distinguishedFrom lycophytes
distribution cosmopolitan
worldwide
diversity large group of species
doesNotProduce flowers
fruits
seeds
ecologicalRole habitat for invertebrates
soil stabilization
understory vegetation
evolvedFrom early vascular plants
fertilizationType water-dependent
fossilRecord Paleozoic
gametophyteType prothallus
habitat aquatic
epiphytic
terrestrial
hasCharacteristic alternation of generations
fronds
megaphyllous leaves
hasVascularTissue phloem
xylem
isA vascular plant
kingdom Plantae
leafType circinate vernation (fiddleheads) in young fronds
lifeCycleStage dominant sporophyte generation
free-living gametophyte generation
photosyntheticOrgan frond
reproductionType spore-producing
richestIn tropical regions
sporangiaType eusporangiate in some lineages
leptosporangiate in most species
subdivisionIncludes Marattiopsida
Ophioglossopsida
linked to: Polypodiophyta

Polypodiopsida
linked to: Polypodiophyta
taxonRank division
typicalSporangiaLocation sori on underside of fronds
uses food in some cultures
ornamental plants
traditional medicine

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (20)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

silver fern division Polypodiophyta
silver fern class Polypodiopsida
linked to: Polypodiophyta
silver fern order Cyatheales
linked to: Polypodiophyta
Tracheophyta superdivisionOf Pteridophyta
linked to: Polypodiophyta
Tracheophyta superdivisionOf Polypodiophyta
Polypodiophyta alsoKnownAs Monilophyta
linked to: Polypodiophyta
Polypodiophyta subdivisionIncludes Polypodiopsida
linked to: Polypodiophyta
Polypodiophyta subdivisionIncludes Ophioglossopsida
linked to: Polypodiophyta
Cyatheaceae division Polypodiophyta
Cyatheaceae class Polypodiopsida
linked to: Polypodiophyta
Spermatophyta distinguishedFrom Pteridophyta
linked to: Polypodiophyta
Cyathea division Polypodiophyta
Cyathea class Polypodiopsida
linked to: Polypodiophyta
Paradisaeidae hasGenus Pteridophora
linked to: Polypodiophyta
Cyatheales division Polypodiophyta
Cyatheales class Polypodiopsida
linked to: Polypodiophyta
Marattiopsida division Polypodiophyta
Marattiopsida division Pteridophyta
linked to: Polypodiophyta
Hemitelia smithii division Pteridophyta
linked to: Polypodiophyta
Dicksonia arborescens phylum Polypodiophyta
subject linked to: St Helena tree fern