''Cheiropleuria'' is a genus of

fern The ferns (Polypodiopsida or Polypodiophyta) are a group of vascular plants (plants with xylem and phloem) that reproduce via spores and have neither seeds nor flowers. They differ from mosses by being vascular, i.e., having specialized tissue ...

s in the family

Dipteridaceae The Dipteridaceae is a family of ferns in the order Gleicheniales of the class Polypodiopsida. They are commonly known as umbrella ferns and contain two genera, '' Cheiropleuria'' and '' Dipteris'', with a total of nine species confined to Asia, ...

. Species are found in both temperate and tropical eastern Asia.

Taxonomy

''Cheiropleuria'' was first described by

Carl Borivoj Presl Carl Borivoj Presl (; 17 February 1794 – 2 October 1852) was a Czech botanist. Biography Presl lived his entire life in Prague, and was a professor of botany at the University of Prague (1833–52).Plants of the World Online Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online taxonomic database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. History Following the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew launched Plants of the World Online i ...

'' and the ''Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World'' recognized the following species: *'' Cheiropleuria bicuspis'' (Blume) C.Presl – widely distributed in temperate and tropical eastern Asia *'' Cheiropleuria integrifolia'' (D.C.Eaton ex Hook.) M.Kato, Y.Yatabe, Sahashi & N.Murak. – southern Japan, China (

Guangdong ) means "wide" or "vast", and has been associated with the region since the creation of Guang Prefecture in AD 226. The name "''Guang''" ultimately came from Guangxin ( zh, labels=no, first=t, t= , s=广信), an outpost established in Han dynasty ...

Guangxi Guangxi,; officially the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, is an Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of the China, People's Republic of China, located in South China and bordering Vietnam (Hà Giang Province, Hà Giang, Cao Bằn ...

), Taiwan *'' Cheiropleuria parva'' M.Kato, Y.Yatabe, Sahashi & N.Murak. – Borneo Phylogeny of ''Cheiropleuria'':

References

Gleicheniales Fern genera {{Polypodiidae-stub