Abstract
We provide a synopsis to the fern family Gleicheniaceae in Bolivia, including four genera and 24 species, with 20 species in the taxonomically difficult genus Sticherus, two Dicranopteris, one Diplopterygium, and one Gleichenella. Gleicheniaceae is one of the most conspicuous fern families in Bolivia, often forming large roadside colonies, but much remains to be learned about the taxonomy and ecology of the family.