Dictymia
| Dictymia | |
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| Strap fern, (Dictymia brownii) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Suborder: | Polypodiineae |
| Family: | Polypodiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Loxogrammoideae |
| Genus: | Dictymia Sm. |
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.[1] Species include ,[2] and Dictymia brownii. The word Dictymia is from the ancient Greek language. It refers to the "net" like veiny patterns.
Dictymia mckeei
References[]
- ^ Wilson, Peter G. "Dictymia". Plant Net - NSW Flora Online. NSW Government. Retrieved June 17, 2012.
- ^ "Holotype of Dictymia mckeei Tindale [family POLYPODIACEAE]". jstor.org. Retrieved 5 September 2017. Cite journal requires
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- Polypodiaceae
- Fern genera
- Fern stubs