Lecanopteris

Lecanopteris
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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