PinkMonkey Online Study Guide-Biology
Table 1: Classification of Nephrolepis
Older classification |
New classification |
(Pteridophyta) |
Kingdom |
Plantae |
Plantae |
Sub-kingdom |
Cryptogams |
Trachaeophyta |
Division |
Pteridophyta |
Filicophyta |
Class |
Filicineae |
Leptosporangiopsida |
Order |
Filicales |
Filicales |
Family |
Polypodiaceae |
Polypodiaceae |
Genus |
Nephrolepis |
Nephrolepis |
Species |
exaltata |
exaltata |
Nephrolepis (Common fern)
Nephrolepis is a common fern which grows in moist, cool and shaded places in forests, hills, etc. Nephrolepis exaltata is a common species.
Various stages in the life cycle of Nephrolepis are completed in two phases. Each phase is known as a generation. The sporophyte generation is the dominant phase while the gametophyte generation is an alternate phase.
(A) Entire Plant
Figure 15.1 Nephrolepis
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