Menisciopsis cyatheoides | |
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Maui, Hawaii | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Division: | Polypodiophyta |
Class: | Polypodiopsida |
Order: | Polypodiales |
Suborder: | Aspleniineae |
Family: | Thelypteridaceae |
Genus: | Menisciopsis |
Species: | M. cyatheoides |
Binomial name | |
Menisciopsis cyatheoides (Kaulf.) S.E.Fawc. & A.R.Sm. | |
Synonyms | |
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Menisciopsis cyatheoides is a species of fern found in the Hawaiian Islands.
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