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Parahemionitis

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Parahemionitis
Parahemionitis arifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Pteridaceae
Subfamily: Cheilanthoideae
Genus: Parahemionitis
Panigrahi
Synonyms

Mickelopteris (Roxb. ex Hook. & Grev.) Fraser-Jenk.

Parahemionitis[1] is a genus of ferns in the family Pteridaceae, erected by Gopinath Panigrahi in 1992.[2]

Species

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As of July 2026, the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World recognized the following three species:[1]

  1. Parahemionitis arifolia (Burm.f.) Panigrahi - type species from South and SE Asia (synonyms include P. cordata (Roxb. ex Hook. & Grev.) Fraser-Jenk.)
  2. Parahemionitis cordifolia (Baker) Windham & Schuettp. - Madagascar (synonyms include Hemionitis goabica)
  3. Parahemionitis humbertii (Tardieu) Windham & Schuettp. - Madagascar

References

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  1. 1 2 Hassler, Michael. "Parahemionitis". World Ferns. Retrieved 2026-07-04.
  2. Panigrahi G (1992 publ. 1993) Indian Fern J. 9: 244.
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