Platycerium
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Platycerium bifurcatum
Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Platycerium n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Polypodiaceae – certain epiphytic ferns, called staghorn or elkhorn ferns.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Polypodiophytina – subphylum; Polypodiopsida – class; Polypodiidae – subclass; Polypodiales – order; Polypodiaceae – family; Platycerioideae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Platycerium andinum, Platycerium alcicorne, Platycerium bifurcatum, Platycerium coronarium, Platycerium elephantotis, Platycerium ellisii, Platycerium grande, Platycerium hillii, Platycerium holttumii, Platycerium madagascariense, Platycerium quadridichotomum, Platycerium ridleyi, Platycerium stemaria, Platycerium superbum, Platycerium veitchii, Platycerium wallichii, Platycerium wandae, Platycerium wilhelminae-reginae, Platycerium willinkii (species)
References
Platycerium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Platycerium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
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