Abstract: In the preparation of the revision of Gleicheniaceae from China , a new form, namely Dicranopteris ampla f . irregularis was described . Diplopterygium rufopilosum was reduced to the synonymy of D. rufum . Diplopterygium criticum, Diplopterygium simulans, Hicriopteris reflexa , Diplopterygium glaucoides, Hicriopteris omeiensis and Diplopterygium yunnanense were reduced to the synonymies of Diplopterygium giganteum . A key to the plants of the genus Diplopterygium in China was proposed as well .

Key words: Gleicheniaceae