Melpomene | |
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Melpomene moniliformis | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Division: | Polypodiophyta |
Class: | Polypodiopsida |
Order: | Polypodiales |
Suborder: | Polypodiineae |
Family: | Polypodiaceae |
Subfamily: | Grammitidoideae |
Genus: |
Melpomene A.R.Sm. & R.C.Moran [1] |
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Melpomene is a genus of ferns in the family Polypodiaceae, subfamily Grammitidoideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). [1]
It is native to the Neotropical realm in the Americas and Africa. [3]
The genus name of Melpomene is named after Melpomene, the Greek mythology being, the muse of chorus, who eventually became the muse of tragedy. [4]
The genus was circumscribed by Alan Reid Smith and Robbin C. Moran in Novon Vol.2 (Issue 4) on page 426 in 1992. [3]
Melpomene contains around 30, [5] to 49 species. [6] As of February 2020 [update], the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World accepted the following species: [2]