Definition of Genus Cyclophorus

1. Noun. Tropical Old World ferns having closely crowded circular sori and no indusia.

Exact synonyms: Cyclophorus
Generic synonyms: Fern Genus
Group relationships: Family Polypodiaceae, Polypodiaceae

Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Cyclophorus

genus Cuon
genus Cupressus
genus Curcuma
genus Cursorius
genus Curtisia
genus Cuscuta
genus Cuterebra
genus Cyamopsis
genus Cyamus
genus Cyanocitta
genus Cyathea
genus Cycas
genus Cyclamen
genus Cycloloma
genus Cyclopes
genus Cyclophorus (current term)
genus Cyclops
genus Cyclopterus
genus Cyclosorus
genus Cycnoches
genus Cydonia
genus Cygnus
genus Cymbidium
genus Cynancum
genus Cynara
genus Cynips
genus Cynocephalus
genus Cynodon
genus Cynoglossum
genus Cynomys

Literary usage of Genus Cyclophorus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales by Linnean Society of New South Wales (1893)
"... culata," belong to our genus. Cyclophorus whitei, Braz., of Fitzroy Island, might also be a ..."

2. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1916)
"This species and the next are often more properly listed in the genus Cyclophorus. There are a few crested and other horticultural forms. ..."

3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1902)
"... genus Cyclophorus (1811) because neither in his generic description nor in those of its six species which the present author admits 'alle echte ..."

4. The Genera of Recent Mollusca: Arranged According to Their Organization by Henry Adams, Arthur Adams (1858)
"Genus CYCLOPHORUS, Montfort. Operculum orbicular, horny, thin, more or less concave externally, with numerous narrow whorls, find a central nucleus. ..."

5. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1901)
"By English writers it is generally referred to Polypodium, but LM Underwood refers it to the genus Cyclophorus. ..."

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