Parkerioideae, synonym Ceratopteridoideae, is one of the five subfamilies in the fern family Pteridaceae. It includes only the two genera Acrostichum and Ceratopteris.[1][2] The following diagram shows a likely phylogenic relationship between the two Parkerioideae genera and the other Pteridaceae subfamilies.[3]

Pteridaceae

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Parkerioideae
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Pteridaceae
Subfamily: Parkerioideae
Burnett
Genera[1]
Synonyms
  • Parkeriaceae Hook.
  • Ceratopteridaceae Underw.
  • Ceratopteridoideae R.M.Tryon
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