Lecanopteris mirabilis

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]

Lecanopteris mirabilis
Scientific 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.