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Culcitaceae is a family of ferns within the order Cyatheales

Cyatheales

The order Cyatheales is a taxonomic division of the fern subclass, Cyatheatae, which includes the tree ferns. No clear morphological features characterize all of the Cyatheales, but DNA sequence data indicates that the order is monophyletic. Some species in the Cyatheales have tree-like growth...

. An example genus within the family is Culcita
Culcita (fern genus)
Culcita is a genus of ferns in the family Culcitaceae.-References:* C.Michael Hogan. 2010. . Washington DC....

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