Lecanopteris carnosa
Appearance
Lecanopteris carnosa | |
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L. carnosa growing in Cameron Highlands, Malaysia | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Division: | Polypodiophyta |
Class: | Polypodiopsida |
Order: | Polypodiales |
Suborder: | Polypodiineae |
Family: | Polypodiaceae |
Genus: | Lecanopteris |
Species: | L. carnosa
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Binomial name | |
Lecanopteris carnosa (Reinw.) Blume
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Lecanopteris carnosa is a species of tropical fern in the genus Lecanopteris native to Borneo, Malaysia, the Philippines, Sumatra, and Sulawesi.[1][2] An epiphyte, its thick, fleshy rhizome forms hollow spaces that act shelter for ants,[3] making this a myrmecophyte, similar to others in this genus.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Lecanopteris carnosa". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- ^ Mehltreter, Klaus; Walker, Lawrence R.; Sharpe, Joanne M. (2010-06-03). Fern Ecology. Cambridge University Press. p. 244. ISBN 978-1-139-48768-9.
- ^ Bower, F. O. (1923). The Ferns (Filicales): Volume 1, Analytical Examination of the Criteria of Comparison: Treated Comparatively with a View to Their Natural Classification. Cambridge University Press. p. 44. ISBN 978-1-108-01316-1.
- ^ 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.