Leptolepia

Lace fern
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Dennstaedtiaceae
Genus: Leptolepia
Prantl
Species:
L. novae-zelandiae
Binomial name
Leptolepia novae-zelandiae
(Colenso) Mett. ex Diels.[1][2]
Synonyms[3]

Davallia novae-zelandiae Colenso

Leptolepia is a genus of ferns in the family Dennstaedtiaceae described as a genus in 1892.[4][2]

Leptolepia contains only one accepted species, Leptolepia novae-zelandiae, native to New Zealand.[5]

formerly included[6]

Leptolepia maxima (E. Fourn.) C. Chr., syn of Oenotrichia maxima (E.Fourn.) Copel.

Leptolepia novae-zelandiae is commonly known as lace fern. The fronds of the lace fern are widely spaced, intricate and have a similar texture to lace. Lace fern can grow up to 0.75 metres high and a width of 1.5 metres.[7]

References

  1. ^ lectotype designated by Christensen, C. 1906. Index Filicicum xxviii. H. Hagerup, Copenhagen
  2. ^ a b Tropicos, Leptolepia Prantl
  3. ^ The Plant List, Leptolepia novae-zelandiae (Colenso) Mett. ex Diels
  4. ^ Prantl, Karl Anton Eugen. 1892. Arbeiten aus dem Königl. Botanischen Garten zu Breslau 1: 23.
  5. ^ Fronds New Zealand
  6. ^ The Plant List, Oenotrichia maxima (E. Fourn.) Copel.
  7. ^ "Lace fern (Leptolepia novae-zealandiae)". Taranaki Educational Resource: Research, Analysis and Information Network. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
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