Dicranopteris (forkedfern) is a genus of tropical ferns of the family Gleicheniaceae. There are about 20 described species.[1]

Dicranopteris
Dicranopteris linearis
Scientific classification Edit this 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
  • Hicriopteris Presl 1851 non Copeland
  • Mertensia Willdenow 1804 non Roth 1797
  • Mesosorus Hasskarl 1856

Species

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As of March 2023, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:[1]

Phylogeny of Dicranopteris[2][3]

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D. flexuosa (Schrad.) Underw. (Drooping forked fern)

D. splendida (Hand.-Mazz.) Tagawa

D. linearis (Burm.f.) Underw.

D. gigantea Ching

D. austrosinensis Yan & Wei

D. cadetii Tardieu

D. taiwanensis Ching & Chiu

Heteropterygium
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D. caudata (Copel. 1929) St.John

D. tetraphylla (Rosenstock) Kuo

D. pedata (Houtt.) Nakaike

D. weatherbyi (Fosberg) Glassman

D. baliensis Yan & Wei

D. curranii Copel.

D. inaequalis (Rosenst.) Yan & Wei

D. subpectinata (Christ) C.M.Kuo

D. subspeciosa (Holttum) Yan & Wei

Dicranopteris

Unassigned species:

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Dicranopteris Bernh". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  2. ^ Nitta, Joel H.; Schuettpelz, Eric; Ramírez-Barahona, Santiago; Iwasaki, Wataru; et al. (2022). "An Open and Continuously Updated Fern Tree of Life". Frontiers in Plant Science. 13: 909768. doi:10.3389/fpls.2022.909768. PMC 9449725. PMID 36092417.
  3. ^ "Tree viewer: interactive visualization of FTOL". FTOL v1.6.0 [GenBank release 259]. 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.