Marattiaceae

Marattiaceae; Temporal range:
	Angiopteris evecta frond
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Division:	Polypodiophyta
Class:	Polypodiopsida
Subclass:	Marattiidae; Klinge
Order:	Marattiales; Link
Family:	Marattiaceae; Kaulf.
Genera
	See text.
Synonyms
	Angiopteridaceae Fée ex Bommer; Christenseniaceae Ching; Danaeaceae Agardh; Kaulfussiaceae Campb.;

Marattiaceae is the only family of extant (living) ferns in the order Marattiales.^[1]^[2] In the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I), Marattiales is the only order in the subclass Marattiidae. The family has six genera and about 110 species.^[1] Many are different in appearance from other ferns, having large fronds and fleshy rootstocks.

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Marattiaceae Temporal range:

Angiopteris evecta frond
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Division:	Polypodiophyta
Class:	Polypodiopsida
Subclass:	Marattiidae Klinge^[1]
Order:	Marattiales Link^[1]
Family:	Marattiaceae Kaulf.^[1]
Genera
See text.
Synonyms
Angiopteridaceae Fée ex Bommer Christenseniaceae Ching Danaeaceae Agardh Kaulfussiaceae Campb.