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Tectaria

Tectaria

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A fern that grows on the ground or on rocks in tropical rainforests
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • The botanist discovered a new species of Tectaria in the remote Amazon rainforest.

Examples

  • Many Tectaria ferns thrive on mossy rocks beside tropical waterfalls.

  • Many species of Tectaria are found in Southeast Asia.

  • Her research focused on the adaptation mechanisms of Tectaria in epilithic environments.

  • The Tectaria ferns thrive in humid environments.

  • Many Tectaria ferns thrive on mossy rocks beside tropical waterfalls.

  • The botanist discovered a new species of Tectaria in the remote Amazon rainforest.

  • Many species of Tectaria are found in Southeast Asia.

Synonyms

genus Tectaria
vsTectaria
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of ferns that grow on the ground or on rocks in tropical rain forests

is the concise scientific name form without the explicit taxonomic label

Compounds

genus Tectaria
  • Specialized
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A group of ferns that grow on the ground or on rocks in tropical rain forests

Tectaria cicutaria
  • Specialized
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A Jamaican fern with round, buttonlike growths on its leaves

Tectaria macrodonta
  • Specialized
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A fern from tropical Asia with round, buttonlike growths on its leaves

Surface Forms

Tectaria singular
Tectarias plural

Etymology

The word Tectaria probably comes from the Latin root tect meaning 'cover' or 'roof', plus the ending -aria used for groups of plants. A helpful way to remember it is to think of these ferns having tiny covers over their spores, so the name points to their 'covered' spore parts.