Leptolepia
Genus of ferns
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Leptolepia is a genus of ferns in the family Dennstaedtiaceae described as a genus in 1892.[4][2]
| Lace fern | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Family: | Dennstaedtiaceae |
| Genus: | Leptolepia Prantl |
| Species: | L. novae-zelandiae |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptolepia novae-zelandiae | |
| Synonyms[3] | |
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Davallia novae-zelandiae Colenso | |
Leptolepia contains only one accepted species, Leptolepia novae-zelandiae, native to New Zealand.[5]
- formerly included[6]
Leptolepia maxima (E. Fourn.) C. Chr., syn of Oenotrichia maxima (E.Fourn.) Copel.
Leptolepia novae-zelandiae is commonly known as lace fern. The fronds of the lace fern are widely spaced, intricate and have a similar texture to lace. Lace fern can grow up to 0.75 metres high and a width of 1.5 metres.[7]
