''Dicranopteris'' (forkedfern) is a

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of tropical

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s of the family Gleicheniaceae. There are about 20 described species.

Species

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'' accepted the following species: Phylogeny of ''Dicranopteris'' Unassigned species: *'' Dicranopteris alternans'' (Mett.) Yan & Wei *'' Dicranopteris clemensiae'' Holttum *'' 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 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