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Melpomene
Melpomene is a genus of ferns in the family Polypodiaceae, subfamily Grammitidoideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I).
It is native to the Neotropical realm in the Americas and Africa.
15 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Melpomene moniliformis
speciesMelpomene moniliformis
Melpomene flabelliformis
speciesMelpomene flabelliformis
Melpomene peruviana
speciesMelpomene peruviana
Melpomene pilosissima
speciesMelpomene pilosissima
Melpomene wolfii
speciesMelpomene wolfii
Melpomene xiphopteroides
speciesMelpomene xiphopteroides
Melpomene melanosticta
speciesMelpomene melanosticta
Melpomene erecta
speciesMelpomene erecta
Melpomene leptostoma
speciesMelpomene leptostoma
Melpomene firma
speciesMelpomene firma
Melpomene zempoaltepetlensis
speciesMelpomene zempoaltepetlensis
Melpomene allosuroides
speciesMelpomene allosuroides
Melpomene deltata
speciesMelpomene deltata
Melpomene anazalea
speciesMelpomene anazalea
Melpomene brevipes
speciesMelpomene brevipes
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 142589.