Cryptogrammataceae

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A group of ferns sometimes treated as a separate family from Polypodiaceae

noun
/ˌkrɪptoʊˌɡræməˈteɪʃiˌi/

Specialized

: Cryptogrammataceae

Some taxonomists separate Cryptogrammataceae from the larger family Polypodiaceae.

Examples

The Cryptogrammataceae are mostly found in temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.
Recent studies suggest that Cryptogrammataceae may be more closely related to other fern families than previously thought.
The Cryptogrammataceae family includes several unique fern species.
Are Cryptogrammataceae ferns common in tropical regions?
Recent studies suggest that Cryptogrammataceae may be more closely related to other fern families than previously thought.
Some taxonomists separate Cryptogrammataceae from the larger family Polypodiaceae.
The Cryptogrammataceae are mostly found in temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.

Surface Forms

Cryptogrammataceae singular

Cryptogrammataceae plural

Morphology

Cryptogrammataceae = Cryptogramma (opaque) = Cryptogramma + aceae

This is a taxonomic family name formed from the genus name plus the specialized botanical suffix '-aceae', a construction that requires botanical knowledge and is not inferable from common English vocabulary.

Etymology

The word Cryptogrammataceae comes from Greek parts crypto- 'hidden', gramma 'letter', and the plant-family ending -aceae 'family'. Think of cryptic or cryptogram to remember 'hidden writing': the name points to the small hidden patterns on the leaves where the spores sit, so it names this family of ferns.