''Dicranopteris'' (forkedfern) is a

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of tropical

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 of the family

Gleicheniaceae The forked ferns are the family Gleicheniaceae, which includes six genera and about 160 known species. The formerly independent families Dicranopteridaceae and Stromatopteridaceae are generally included in the Gleicheniaceae, whereas the Dipteri ...

. There are about 20 described species.

Phylogeny

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'' accepted the following species: Phylogeny of ''Dicranopteris'' Unassigned species: *'' Dicranopteris alternans'' (Mett.) Yan & Wei *'' Dicranopteris clemensiae'' Holttum *'' Dicranopteris dolosa'' Copel. *'' Dicranopteris elegantula'' Pic.Serm. *'' Dicranopteris lanigera'' (D.Don) Fraser-Jenk. *'' Dicranopteris latiloba'' (Holtt.) Yan & Wei * ''Dicranopteris'' × ''nepalensis'' Fraser-Jenk. *'' Dicranopteris nervosa'' (Kaulf.) Ching *'' Dicranopteris pubigera'' (Blume) Nakai *'' Dicranopteris rufinervis'' (Mart.) Ching *'' Dicranopteris schomburgkiana'' (Sturm ex Mart.) C.V.Morton *'' Dicranopteris seminuda'' Maxon *'' Dicranopteris seramensis'' M.Kato *'' Dicranopteris speciosa'' (Presl) Holttum *'' Dicranopteris spissa'' (Fée) Lima & Salino

References

* Gleicheniales Fern genera {{Polypodiidae-stub