Lophosoria
Lophosoria is a genus of tree ferns within the family Dicksoniaceae.
Lophosoria | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Class: | Polypodiopsida |
Order: | Cyatheales |
Family: | Dicksoniaceae |
Genus: | Lophosoria C.Presl |
Species | |
About 4, including: |
Although it is confined to tropical America in modern times, there is fossil evidence that it was once spread throughout Gondwana with the exception of New Zealand.
References
- Large & Braggins (2004): Tree Ferns ISBN 0-643-09076-2
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