Dipteridaceae
| Umbrella ferns | |
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| Dipteris conjugata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Pteridophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida / Pteridopsida (disputed) |
| Order: | Gleicheniales |
| Family: |
Dipteridaceae Seward & E.Dale 1901 |
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| Synonyms | |
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Cheiropleuriaceae Nakai 1928 |
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Cheiropleuriaceae Nakai 1928
The Dipteridaceae is a family of ferns in the Gleicheniales order of the Polypodiopsida class. They are commonly known as umbrella ferns and contain the two genera Cheiropleuria and Dipteris, with a total of nine species. The following diagram shows the placement of Dipteridaceae in a likely phylogenic relationship with the other two families of Gleicheniales.
6 genera
2 genera
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