Lophosoria
Lophosoria | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Pteridophyta |
Class: | Pteridopsida |
Order: | Cyatheales |
Family: | Dicksoniaceae |
Genus: | Lophosoria C.Presl |
Species | |
Lophosoria is a genus of tree ferns within the Dicksoniaceae family.
Although it is confined to tropical America in modern times, there is fossil evidence that it was once spread throughout Gondwana with the exception of New Zealand.
References
- Large & Braggins (2004): Tree Ferns ISBN 0-643-09076-2
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