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As classified in WFO snapshot

June 2025

latest classification for this taxon

species

Dicranopteris alternans (Mett.) Y.H.Yan & Z.Y.Wei

This species name was first published in Frontiers Pl. Sci. (Online journal) 12-748562: 9 (2022)

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-1000047275.

Literature

Wei, Z., Xia, Z., Shu, J., Shang, H., Maxwell, S. J., Chen, L., Zhou, X., Xi, W., Adjie, B., Yuan, Q., Cao, J., & Yan, Y. (2021). Phylogeny and Taxonomy on Cryptic Species of Forked Ferns of Asia. Frontiers in Plant Science, 12. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.748562

Synonyms of Dicranopteris alternans (Mett.) Y.H.Yan & Z.Y.Wei

Name	Author	Protologue	WFO link
Dicranopteris linearis var. alternans	(Mett.) Holttum	Reinwardtia 4: 278 (1957)	wfo-0001126762
Gleichenia dichotoma var. alternans	Mett.	Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 1: 51 (1863)	wfo-0001248681
Gleichenia linearis var. alternans	(Mett.) Alderw.	Malayan Ferns Fern Allies 84 (1917)	wfo-1200101170