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Dipteris
Sign in to saveDipteris is a genus of about seven species of ferns, native to tropical regions across the world, particularly Asia, with a species in northeastern Queensland in Australia. It is one of two genera in the family Dipteridaceae.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassPolypodiopsida
- OrderGleicheniales
- FamilyDipteridaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 241
- With media
- 231
- Family
- Dipteridaceae
- Collections
- INECOL, MICH, A, RSA, ANSP
- Recorded in
- Mexico, India, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Malaysia/Sarawak, Malaysia/Sabah, Malaysia
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Dipteridaceae
- Image
- Dipteris conjugata ybrgub01.jpg
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- Dipteris
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon name
- Dipteris
- topic's main category
- Category:Dipteris
- taxon common name
- 双扇蕨属
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Description
- Taxonomy
- Taxonomy
- Distribution and habitat
- Fossils
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Dipteris is a genus of about seven species of ferns, native to tropical regions across the world, particularly Asia, with a species in northeastern Queensland in Australia. It is one of two genera in the family Dipteridaceae.
==Description== Species of Dipteris grow from creeping rhizomes, and have large stalks to the sporangium and annulus. The rhizomes have bristles (or hairs) and the fronds have uniseriate hairs (having one line or series). All species of Dipteris have spore-capsules that are carried on the lower surface of the broad lobed frond. The fronds can reach up to 50 cm long.
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