Lecanopteris carnosa
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| 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 |
| Binomial name | |
| Lecanopteris carnosa (Reinw.) Blume | |
Lecanopteris carnosa is a species of tropical fern in the genus Lecanopteris (family Polypodaceae) native to Borneo, Malaysia, the Philippines, Sumatra, and Sulawesi.[1][2] An epiphyte, its thick, fleshy rhizome forms hollow spaces up to 15 cm (6 in) thick that act shelter for ants,[3] making this a myrmecophyte as well as a succulent[4] similar to others in this genus.[5]
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