Order Marattiales (Noun)
Meaning
Lower ferns coextensive with the family Marattiaceae.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The Marattiales is a order of lower ferns coextensive with the family Marattiaceae that thrive in tropical and subtropical regions.
- Lower ferns from the division Pteridophyta are classified under the order Marattiales.
- Marattiales contains a small group of species within the family Marattiaceae.
- The most common genus in the Marattiales is Marattia, with about six species of tropical and subtropical plants.
- Some modern phylogenetic research suggests placing Marattiales in the clade Marattiidae, alongside the other orders.