Genus Nephrolepis (Noun)
Meaning
Small genus of tropical ferns; sometimes placed in Polypodiaceae.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The genus Nephrolepis is a small group of tropical ferns that are commonly cultivated as ornamental plants.
- Nephrolepis is sometimes placed in the family Polypodiaceae, but other sources consider it a distinct genus within the family Nephrolepidaceae.
- The most common species of Nephrolepis is the tiger fern, Nephrolepis exaltata, which is native to tropical Africa and Asia.
- Genus Nephrolepis includes only about 30 species of ferns, which are characterized by their ladder-like arrangement of leaflets.
- In some classifications, the genus Nephrolepis is further divided into several sections, each containing a few species of ferns.