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 tall. The fronds arise from upright, scaly rhizomes. The leaves are bipinnate and imparipinnate.
Phylogeny This genus includes the following species:
External phylogeny from PPG I 2016 Internal phylogeny from Fern Tree of Life
Other species include:
D. comorensis Li Bing Zhang & H.Shang D. cubensis Li Bing Zhang & H.Shang D. pulcherrima Herter D. squamata (Willd.) Desv.
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