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Lecanopteris
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.
16 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Lecanopteris sinuosa
speciesLecanopteris sinuosa
Lecanopteris pumila
speciesLecanopteris pumila
Lecanopteris deparioides
speciesLecanopteris deparioides
Lecanopteris crustacea
speciesLecanopteris crustacea
Lecanopteris vieillardii
speciesLecanopteris vieillardii
Lecanopteris holttumii
speciesLecanopteris holttumii
Lecanopteris celebica
speciesLecanopteris celebica
Lecanopteris carnosa
speciesLecanopteris carnosa
Lecanopteris varians
speciesLecanopteris varians
Lecanopteris mirabilis
speciesLecanopteris mirabilis
Lecanopteris lomarioides
speciesLecanopteris lomarioides
Lecanopteris luzonensis
speciesLecanopteris luzonensis
Lecanopteris balgooyi
speciesLecanopteris balgooyi
Lecanopteris darnaedii
speciesLecanopteris darnaedii
Lecanopteris latilobata
speciesLecanopteris latilobata
Lecanopteris pustulata
speciesLecanopteris pustulata
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 142582.