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Genus of ferns

Dictymia
Strap fern, (Dictymia brownii)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Polypodiineae
Family: Polypodiaceae
Subfamily: Loxogrammoideae
Genus: Dictymia
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Dictymia is a small genus of ferns. They are found growing on rocks, or hanging from branches in Malesia, Australia and islands of the Pacific Ocean.

Species

Species include:

Image Name Distribution
Dictymia mckeei, New Caledonia, Fiji (Viti Levu)
Dictymia brownii. eastern Australia

The word Dictymia is from the ancient Greek language. It refers to the "net" like veiny patterns.

Dictymia mckeei

References

  1. Wilson, Peter G. "Dictymia". Plant Net - NSW Flora Online. NSW Government. Retrieved June 17, 2012.
  2. "Holotype of Dictymia mckeei Tindale [family POLYPODIACEAE]". jstor.org. Retrieved 5 September 2017. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
Taxon identifiers
Dictymia
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