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Lecanopteris
Genus of ferns From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lecanopteris is a genus of ferns in the family Polypodiaceae, subfamily Microsoroideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I).[1] They have swollen hollow rhizomes that provide homes for symbiotic ants. All are epiphytic plants that naturally occur from Southeast Asia to New Guinea.[2][3] Several species are in commerce,[4] being grown as houseplants and greenhouse curiosities.
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Taxonomy
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Phylogeny
The monophyletic genus Lecanopteris has been divided into two sub-genera, Lecanopteris and Myrmecopteris. All the species have rhizomes associated with ants. Subgenus Lecanopteris was monophyletic, and Myrmecopteris was paraphyletic.[2][3] A 2019 molecular phylogenetic study suggested that the genus was related to three other clades, treated as genera, related as shown in the following cladogram.[5]
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As of February 2020[update], the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World recognizes the segregate genera; other sources do not.
Species

As of February 2020[update], the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World recognized the following species in Lecanopteris s.s.[6]
- Lecanopteris balgooyi Hennipman
- Lecanopteris carnosa (Reinw.) Blume
- Lecanopteris celebica Hennipman
- Lecanopteris crustacea Copel.
- Lecanopteris darnaedii Hennipman
- Lecanopteris deparioides (Ces.) Baker
- Lecanopteris holttumii Hennipman
- Lecanopteris luzonensis Hennipman
- Lecanopteris mirabilis Copel.
- Lecanopteris pumila Blume
- Lecanopteris sarcopus (Teijsm. & Binn.) Copel.
- Lecanopteris sinuosa (Wall. ex Hook.) Copel.
- Lecanopteris spinosa Jermy & T.Walker
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