''Cheiropleuria'' is a genus of

fern A fern (Polypodiopsida or Polypodiophyta ) is a member of a group of vascular plants (plants with xylem and phloem) that reproduce via spores and have neither seeds nor flowers. The polypodiophytes include all living pteridophytes except ...

s in the family

Dipteridaceae The Dipteridaceae is a family of ferns in the order Gleicheniales of the class Polypodiopsida. They are commonly known as umbrella ferns and contain two genera, ''Cheiropleuria'' and ''Dipteris'', with a total of nine species confined to Asia ...

. Species are found in both temperate and tropical eastern Asia.

Taxonomy

''Cheiropleuria'' was first described by

Carl Borivoj Presl Carl Borivoj Presl ( cs, Karel Bořivoj Presl; 17 February 1794 – 2 October 1852) was a Czech botanist. Biography Presl lived his entire life in Prague, and was a professor of botany at the University of Prague (1833–52).

in 1851. The type species ''Cheiropleuria bicuspis'' was first described as ''Polypodium bicuspe'' by Blume in 1828.

Species

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'' and the ''Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World'' recognized the following species: *''

Cheiropleuria bicuspis ''Cheiropleuria'' is a genus of ferns in the family Dipteridaceae. Species are found in both temperate and tropical eastern Asia. Taxonomy ''Cheiropleuria'' was first described by Carl Borivoj Presl in 1851. The type species ''Cheiropleuria bic ...

'' (Blume) C.Presl – widely distributed in temperate and tropical eastern Asia *''

Cheiropleuria integrifolia ''Cheiropleuria'' is a genus of ferns in the family Dipteridaceae. Species are found in both temperate and tropical eastern Asia. Taxonomy ''Cheiropleuria'' was first described by Carl Borivoj Presl in 1851. The type species ''Cheiropleuria bic ...

'' (D.C.Eaton ex Hook.) M.Kato, Y.Yatabe, Sahashi & N.Murak. – southern Japan, China (

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, Guangxi), Taiwan *''

Cheiropleuria parva ''Cheiropleuria'' is a genus of ferns in the family Dipteridaceae. Species are found in both temperate and tropical eastern Asia. Taxonomy ''Cheiropleuria'' was first described by Carl Borivoj Presl in 1851. The type species ''Cheiropleuria bic ...

'' M.Kato, Y.Yatabe, Sahashi & N.Murak. – Borneo Phylogeny of ''Cheiropleuria''

References

Gleicheniales Fern genera {{Polypodiidae-stub