Cryptogam
Pelvetia canaliculata
, a brown alga
A cryptogam (scientific name Cryptogamae) is a plant (in the wide sense of the word) or a plant-like organism that reproduces by
seeds
.
Former group
The name Cryptogamae (from
Cyanophyta.[3] The classification is now deprecated in Linnaean taxonomy. Cryptogams have been classified into three sub-kingdoms: Thallophyta, bryophytes, and Pteridophyta.[3]
Not all cryptogams are treated as part of the
plant systematics, "Cryptogamae" is not a taxonomically coherent group, but is polyphyletic. However, the names of all cryptogams are regulated by the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants
.
In human culture
During
References
- ISBN 0-05-002485-X.
- Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh. Archived from the originalon 2007-11-18. Retrieved 2007-07-02.
- ^ McGraw-Hill.
- ^ Smithies, Sandy (19 January 1999). "Television Tuesday Watching brief". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- Station X". Birmingham Post.
- ^ Hanks, Robert (20 January 1999). "Television Review". The Independent.
External links
- . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 1 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 155.
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