Dictymia | |
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Strap Fern, (Dictymia brownii) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Pteridophyta |
Class: | Pteridopsida |
Order: | Polypodiales |
(unranked): | Eupolypods I |
Family: | Polypodiaceae |
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. Species include Dictymia mckeei and Dictymia brownii. The word Dictymia is from the ancient Greek language. It refers to the "net" like veiny patterns.