Lonchitidaceae
| Lonchitis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Pteridophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida/Pteridopsida (disputed) |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Suborder: | Lindsaeineae |
| Family: |
Lonchitidaceae Doweld 2006 |
| Genus: |
Lonchitis L. 1753 |
| Species | |
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See text |
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| Synonyms | |
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Anisosorus Trevis. ex Maxon 1926 |
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Anisosorus Trevis. ex Maxon 1926
Lonchitis is a neotropical genus of ferns. It is the sole genus in the family Lonchitidaceae. At one time Lonchitis was placed in the Dennstaedtiaceae, and then transferred to the Lindsaeaceae, before being placed in its own family.
Lonchitis is also an illegitimate name for a genus of orchids (Lonchitis Bubani 1901), whose species include:
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