Cheiroglossa

Cheiroglossa is a genus of fern in the family Ophioglossaceae, subfamily Ophioglossoideae, with two species. Although recognized as a separate genus in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I),^[1] other sources regard it as a synonym of the genus Ophioglossum.^[2]

Cheiroglossa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Division:	Polypodiophyta
Class:	Polypodiopsida
Order:	Ophioglossales
Family:	Ophioglossaceae
Subfamily:	Ophioglossoideae
Genus:	Cheiroglossa C.Presl
Type species
Cheiroglossa palmata (L.) Presl
Species
C. malgassica (C.Chr.) Pic.Serm. C. palmata (L.) Presl

Species

As of August 2019^[update], the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World accepts two species:^[3]

• Cheiroglossa malgassica (C.Chr.) Pic.Serm.
• Cheiroglossa palmata (L.) Presl