Genera within a family

Family: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
PTERIDACEAE (G)
Fern Family (Le)
pteron, = a feather, wings;
pteris, = fern;
-idium, = diminutive.
(fronds resemble a bird’s wing)
(LS, Ro, BL, Le)
CHEILANTHES (G)
Lip Ferns (Le)
cheilos, = a lip;
anthos, = a flower, the bloom of a flower.
(referring to the form of the indusium)
(*in this case the spore-cluster)
['The 'indusium' is the membranous shield or scale covering the sorus or fruit-cluster* of a fern.]
(*in this case the spore-cluster)
(LS, Le, Ox, AB)
PELLAEA (G)
Cliffbrakes (Le)
pellos,= dark coloured, blackish, dusky;
-eus, = indicates material or colour or resemblance in quality.
(LS, BL)
PTERIS (G)
Brakes (Le)
pteron, = a feather, wings;
-is, = indicates a close connection.
pteris, = fern.
(LS, BL, Ro)