Lophosoria
Lophosoria is a genus of tree ferns within the family Dicksoniaceae.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Cyatheales |
| Family: | Dicksoniaceae |
| Genus: | Lophosoria C.Presl |
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About 4, including: | |
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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