Polybotrya

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Polybotrya is a genus of ferns in the Dryopteridaceae family, within the subfamily Polybotryoideae. In the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I), Polybotrya is placed in this group. A known species found in Peru is Polybotrya caudata.

Synonyms used in the past for Polybotrya include Soromanes, Amphisoria, Botryothallus, Eotoneura, and Granulina.

Taxonomy: Kingdom Plantae; Clade Tracheophytes; Division Polypodiophyta; Class Polypodiopsida; Order Polypodiales; Suborder Polypodiineae; Family Dryopteridaceae; Subfamily Polybotryoideae; Genus Polybotrya Willd.

As of January 2020, the World Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes recognized several species within Polybotrya.