Dicranopteris | |
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Dicranopteris linearis | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Division: | Polypodiophyta |
Class: | Polypodiopsida |
Order: | Gleicheniales |
Family: | Gleicheniaceae |
Genus: | Dicranopteris Bernh. [1] |
Type species | |
Dicranopteris dichotoma (Thunb. 1784) Bernhardi 1805 | |
Species | |
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Synonyms | |
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Dicranopteris (forkedfern) is a genus of tropical ferns of the family Gleicheniaceae. There are about 20 described species. [1]
As of March 2023 [update] , Plants of the World Online accepted the following species: [1]
Phylogeny of Dicranopteris [2] [3]
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