Cheiropleuria

Cheiropleuria is a genus of ferns in the family Dipteridaceae. Species are found in both temperate and tropical eastern Asia.[1][2]

Cheiropleuria
Cheiropleuria bicuspis in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Gleicheniales
Family: Dipteridaceae
Genus: Cheiropleuria
C.Presl[1]

Taxonomy

Cheiropleuria was first described by Carl Borivoj Presl in 1851.[1] The type species Cheiropleuria bicuspis was first described as Polypodium bicuspe by Blume in 1828.[3]

Species

As of November 2019, Plants of the World Online and the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World recognized the following species:[1][2]

  • 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, Guangxi), Taiwan
  • Cheiropleuria parva M.Kato, Y.Yatabe, Sahashi & N.Murak. – Borneo

References
  1. Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (August 2019), "Cheiropleuria", Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World, Version 8.10, retrieved 2019-11-16
  2. "Cheiropleuria C.Presl", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2019-11-16
  3. "Polypodium bicuspe Blume", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2019-11-16


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