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Lindsaea

Lindsaea
Fern Chatswood ground.jpg
Lindsaea linearis at Chatswood West, Australia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Pteridophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida/Pteridopsida
(disputed)
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Lindsaeaceae
Genus: Lindsaea
Dryand. ex Sm.
Type species
Lindsaea trapeziformis

Lindsaea, common name necklace fern, is a genus of around 180 species of fern, 15 of which reach Australia. The name is in honour of surgeon John Lindsay of Jamaica. The genus is sometimes spelt Lindsaya. The type species is Lindsaea trapeziformis.



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