''Cheiroglossa'' is a genus of
fern in the family
Ophioglossaceae
Ophioglossaceae, the adder's-tongue family, is a small family of ferns. In the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I), it is the only family in the order Ophioglossales, which together with the Psilotales is placed in the sub ...
, subfamily
Ophioglossoideae
Ophioglossaceae, the adder's-tongue family, is a small family of ferns. In the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I), it is the only family in the order Ophioglossales, which together with the Psilotales is placed in the su ...
, with two species. Although recognized as a separate genus in the
Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I),
[ other sources regard it as a ]synonym
A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in a given language. For example, in the English language, the words ''begin'', ''start'', ''commence'', and ''initiate'' are all ...
of the genus '' Ophioglossum''.[
]
Species
, the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World accepts two species:[
*'']Cheiroglossa malgassica
''Cheiroglossa'' is a genus of fern in the family Ophioglossaceae, subfamily Ophioglossoideae, with two species. Although recognized as a separate genus in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I), other sources regard it as ...
'' (C.Chr.) Pic.Serm.
*''Cheiroglossa palmata
''Cheiroglossa palmata'', synonyms ''Ophioderma palmatum'' and ''Ophioglossum palmatum'', variously known as hand fern, dwarf staghorn, or hand tongue, is an epiphytic or terrestrial fern. As an epiphyte it grows in old leaf bases of the cabbage ...
'' (L.) Presl
References
Ophioglossaceae
Fern genera
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