Lecanopteris
Lecanopteris | |
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Lecanopteris curtisii | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Pteridophyta |
Class: | Polypodiopsida/Pteridopsida (disputed) |
Order: | Polypodiales |
(unranked): | Eupolypods I |
Family: | Polypodiaceae |
Subfamily: | Microsoroideae |
Genus: | Lecanopteris Reinw. |
Species | |
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Lecanopteris is a genus of ferns having swollen hollow rhizomes that provide homes for symbiotic ants. All are epiphytic plants that naturally occur from Southeast Asia to New Guinea. Some of these ferns are popular in cultivation as houseplants.
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