Kingdom Plantae Class Pteridopsida Family Pteridaceae Scientific name Llavea cordifolia | Division Pteridophyta Order Polypodiales Subfamily Cryptogrammoideae Rank Genus | |
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Similar Bommeria, Aspidotis, Eriosorus, Argyrochosma, Mildella | ||
Llavea cordifolia is a fern, the sole species of the genus Llavea. It is often cultivated as an ornamental foliage plant. The genus was named in honour of Pablo de La Llave, a Mexican naturalist.
Recent cladistic studies have shown that this genus forms a natural group with Cryptogramma and Coniogramme, a group that is sister to all the other pteridoid ferns. This group has been published as the Cryptogrammoideae, one of five subfamilies of the Pteridaceae.
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