Paesia | |
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Paesia scaberula | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Division: | Polypodiophyta |
Class: | Polypodiopsida |
Order: | Polypodiales |
Family: | Dennstaedtiaceae |
Genus: | Paesia J. St.-Hil. [1] |
Type species | |
Paesia viscosa (syn of P. glandulosa) J. St.-Hil. [1] |
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