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Definition of Genus cyclophorus
1. Noun. Tropical Old World ferns having closely crowded circular sori and no indusia.
Generic synonyms: Fern Genus
Group relationships: Family Polypodiaceae, Polypodiaceae
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Cyclophorus
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. ..."