Dictymia

Dictymia
Strap fern, (Dictymia brownii)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Division:Pteridophyta
Class:Polypodiopsida/Pteridopsida
(disputed)
Order:Polypodiales
(unranked):Eupolypods I
Family:Polypodiaceae
Subfamily:Loxogrammoideae
Genus:Dictymia
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Dictymia is a small genus of ferns. They are found growing on rocks, or hanging from branches in Malesia, Australia and islands of the Pacific Ocean.[1] Species include Dictymia mckeei,[2] and Dictymia brownii. The word Dictymia is from the ancient Greek language. It refers to the "net" like veiny patterns.

Dictymia mckeei

References

  1. Wilson, Peter G. "Dictymia". Plant Net - NSW Flora Online. NSW Government. Retrieved June 17, 2012.
  2. "Holotype of Dictymia mckeei Tindale [family POLYPODIACEAE]". jstor.org. Retrieved 5 September 2017.


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