Gleicheniaceae

Diplopterygium giganteum (Wall. ex Hook.) Nakai

Family: Gleicheniaceae
Genus: Diplopterygium

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Diplopterygium giganteum (Diplopterygium giganteum) — Photo: Sagnik Dutta Roy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

Chinese: 海南里白, 大里白, 石决明, 鳆鱼, 绿里白, 云南里白, 假里白, 峨眉里白

Synonyms

Dicranopteris gigantea (Wall. ex Hook.) Underw.
Dicranopteris gigantea (Wall. ex Hook.) Underw.
Diplopterygium criticum (Ching & Chiu) Ching ex X.C.Zhang
Diplopterygium glaucoides (Ching) Ching ex P.S.Wang
Diplopterygium maximum (Ching) Ching & H.S.Kung
Diplopterygium simulans (Ching) Ching ex X.C.Zhang
Diplopterygium yunnanense (Ching) Ching ex X.C.Zhang
Gleichenia gigantea Wall. ex Hook.
Gleichenia gigantea Wall.
Gleichenia volubilis var. peninsularis Holttum
Hicriopteris critica Ching & Chiu
Hicriopteris gigantea (Wall. ex Hook.) Ching
Hicriopteris glaucoides Ching
Hicriopteris maxima Ching
Hicriopteris omeiensis Ching & Chiu
Hicriopteris reflexa Ching & Chiu
Hicriopteris simulans Ching
Hicriopteris yunnanensis Ching
Mertensia gigantea Wall.; Pr.
Mesosorus giganteus (Wall. ex Hook.) Hassk.

Photos

Photo: Sagnik Dutta Roy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Sagnik Dutta Roy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jay Pruett, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jay Pruett, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.