Didymochlaena

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Didymochlaena is a genus of ferns. In the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I), it is the only genus in the family Didymochlaenaceae. Alternatively, the family may be placed in a very broadly defined family Polypodiaceae sensu lato as the subfamily Didymochlaenoideae.

Description

Members of this genus are terrestrial, evergreen plants growing 0.8-3 m tall. The fronds arise from upright, scaly rhizomes. The leaves are bipinnate and imparipinnate.

Species

This genus includes the following species:

Phylogeny

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