Old World Forked Fern (species: Dicranopteris linearis) in taxonomy (Gaia Guide)
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Dicranopteris linearis
Old World Forked Fern
Dicranopteris linearis var. linearis


©Shipher (士緯) Wu (吳): Old World Forked Fern (Dicranopteris linearis)

©Tony Rodd: Old World Forked Fern (Dicranopteris linearis) Thailand: Khao Yai National Park, near summit of Khao Khiao (c. 1300 m), Nakhon Ratchasima Province

©Jerome Ko

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Kingdom Plantae
Division Tracheophyta
Class Polypodiopsida
Order Gleicheniales
Family Gleicheniaceae
Genus Dicranopteris
Species Dicranopteris linearis
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Distinguishing features

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Distribution and habitat preferences

It is one of the most widely distributed ferns of the wet Old World tropics and adjacent regions, including Polynesia and the Pacific. (Wikipedia)

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