Class Marattiopsida is a group of ferns containing a single order, Marattiales, and family, Marattiaceae. Class Marattiopsida diverged from other ferns very early in their evolutionary history and are quite different from many plants familiar to people in temperate zones. Many of them have massive, fleshy rootstocks and the largest known fronds of... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marattiaceae
the giant fern family, the only family of the fern order Marattiales. The family contains four genera and some 150 modern species of large tropical ... [1 related articles] Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/m/31