Pteridophyta

Translingual

Pteridium aquilinum (common bracken)

Etymology

Pteris +‎ -ophyta.

Proper noun

Pteridophyta

1. A taxonomic division within the kingdom Plantae – ferns, etc.

Usage notes

Thought to be paraphyletic.

The membership of classes Pteridopsida and Polypodiopsida is disputed, in particular as to which class the leptosporangiate ferns should belong. (See Leptosporangiate fern on Wikipedia.Wikipedia )

Synonyms

• Polypodiophyta, Pterophyta

Hyponyms

• (division): Equisetopsida (horsetails and scouring rushes), Gleicheniopsida (= Polypodiopsida), Marattiopsida (eusporangiate tree ferns), Osmundopsida (= Polypodiopsida), Polypodiopsida, Pteridopsida, Polypodiopsida, Psilotopsida (whisk ferns and adder's-tongue) (classes)

References

• Pteridophyte on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Pteridophyta on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Pteridophyta on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Pteridophyta at Encyclopedia of Life
• Pteridophyta at the Tree of Life Web Project