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Dipteris

fern genus
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The genus Dipteris belongs to the fern family Dipteridaceae, which has a fossil history dating back to the Triassic Period. This family is characterized by its umbrella-like ferns and includes two living genera: Dipteris with 11 species and Cheiropleuria with one species.1

Dipteris species are found in moist, rocky areas across tropical and warm-temperate regions, extending from Asia to Australia and into Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. Their leaves are distinctive among ferns, typically divided into two primary, fan-shaped leaflets that are further divided into irregular lobes. The reproductive structures, called sporangia, are clustered in small, round sori along the veins of the leaves. The spores produced by Dipteris are bean-shaped.1

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  1. Dipteridaceae
  2. fern - Fossil record

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