Cheiropleuria
Genus of ferns
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Cheiropleuria is a genus of ferns in the family Dipteridaceae. Species are found in both temperate and tropical eastern Asia.[1][2]
| Cheiropleuria | |
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| Cheiropleuria integrifolia in Okinawa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Gleicheniales |
| Family: | Dipteridaceae |
| Genus: | Cheiropleuria C.Presl[1] |
| Type species | |
| Cheiropleuria bicuspis (Blume) Presl | |
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Taxonomy
Cheiropleuria was first described by Carl Borivoj Presl in 1851.[1] The type species Cheiropleuria bicuspis was first described as Polypodium bicuspe by Blume in 1828.[3]
Species
As of November 2019[update], Plants of the World Online and the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World recognized the following species:[1][2]
- Cheiropleuria bicuspis (Blume) C.Presl – widely distributed in temperate and tropical eastern Asia
- Cheiropleuria integrifolia (D.C.Eaton ex Hook.) M.Kato, Y.Yatabe, Sahashi & N.Murak. – southern Japan, China (Guangdong, Guangxi), Taiwan
- Cheiropleuria parva M.Kato, Y.Yatabe, Sahashi & N.Murak. – Borneo
Phylogeny of Cheiropleuria:[4][5]
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