Gleichenia

Gleichenia
Gleichenia microphylla, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Gleicheniales
Family: Gleicheniaceae
Genus: Gleichenia
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Type species
Gleichenia polypodioides
(L.) Smith
Species

See text

Synonyms
  • Calymella K.B.Presl 1836
  • Gleicheniastrum K.B.Presl 1847

Gleichenia is a genus of ferns. Its closest relative is the genus Stromatopteris, restricted to New Caledonia.