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Leptolepia

Lace fern
Leptolepia novae-zealandiae 11.JPG
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Pteridophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida/Pteridopsida
(disputed)
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Dennstaedtiaceae
Genus: Leptolepia
Prantl
Species: L. novae-zelandiae
Binomial name
Leptolepia novae-zelandiae
(Colenso) Mett. ex Diels.
Synonyms

Davallia novae-zelandiae Colenso


Davallia novae-zelandiae Colenso

Leptolepia is a genus of ferns in the family Dennstaedtiaceae described as a genus in 1892.

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

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.



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