Lecanopteris mirabilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Polypodiineae
Family: Polypodiaceae
Genus: Lecanopteris
Species:
L. mirabilis
Binomial name
Lecanopteris mirabilis
Copel.

Lecanopteris mirabilis is a species of tropical fern in the genus Lecanopteris native to Papua New Guinea and Sulawesi.[1] An epiphyte, its name means "wonderful" or "marvelous".[2] Like others of its genus, it grows from a large rhizome that in this case can be up to 25 centimetres (9.8 in) in diameter.[3] This rhizome forms a shelter for ants, making this a myrmecophyte, though unlike others of its genus the rhizome is flattened and doesn't contain hollow galleries.[4] Individual fronds may be up to 85 centimetres (33 in) long.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Lecanopteris mirabilis". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. ↑ Quattrocchi, Umberto (1999-11-17). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology. CRC Press. p. 1700. ISBN 978-0-8493-2677-6.
  3. ↑ "CAUDICIFORM Lecanopteris mirabilis". www.bihrmann.com. Retrieved 2022-10-29.
  4. ↑ Lieth, H.; Werger, M. J. A. (2012-12-02). Tropical Rain Forest Ecosystems: Biogeographical and Ecological Studies. Elsevier. p. 267. ISBN 978-0-444-59649-9.
  5. ↑ Walker, Trevor G. (1986). "The Ant-Fern, Lecanopteris mirabilis". Kew Bulletin. 41 (3): 533–545. doi:10.2307/4103115. ISSN 0075-5974. JSTOR 4103115.


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