| Dictymia | |
|---|---|
|  | |
| Strap fern, (Dictymia brownii) | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae | 
| Clade: | Tracheophytes | 
| Division: | Polypodiophyta | 
| Class: | Polypodiopsida | 
| Order: | Polypodiales | 
| Suborder: | Polypodiineae | 
| Family: | Polypodiaceae | 
| Subfamily: | Loxogrammoideae | 
| 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.[1]
Species
Species include:
| Image | Name | Distribution | 
|---|---|---|
|  | Dictymia mckeei,[2] | New Caledonia, Fiji (Viti Levu) | 
|  | Dictymia brownii. | eastern Australia | 
The word Dictymia is from the ancient Greek language. It refers to the "net" like veiny patterns.

Dictymia mckeei
References
- ↑ Wilson, Peter G. "Dictymia". Plant Net - NSW Flora Online. NSW Government. Retrieved June 17, 2012.
- ↑  "Holotype of Dictymia mckeei Tindale [family POLYPODIACEAE]". jstor.org. Retrieved 5 September 2017. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help)
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