Biology:Ophioglossum malviae

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Short description: Species of fern in the family Ophioglossaceae

Ophioglossum malviae
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Ophioglossales
Family: Ophioglossaceae
Genus: Ophioglossum
Species:
O. malviae
Binomial name
Ophioglossum malviae
Patel & Reddy

Ophioglossum malviae is a species of fern in the genus Ophioglossum and found in the forests of Ahwa in the Dang District of Gujarat. It is claimed to be the world's smallest land fern, with the entire plant growing to a size of about only 1 to 1.5 cm.[1]

References

  1. Patel, Mitesh; Reddy, Mandadi Narsimha (2018). "Discovery of the World's Smallest Terrestrial Pteridophyte". Scientific Reports 8 (1): 5911. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-24135-2. PMID 29651115. 

Wikidata ☰ Q52177302 entry